A study on the Karbi megalith with special reference to Guwahati city

The Karbi tribes belong to greater Mongoloid racial stock and by language they belong to the Tibeto-Burman group. Probably, the Karbis who were earlier called Mikirs belonged to western China and entered the territory of Assam from Central Asia through migration prior to 13th century A.D. Erection of megalith is a continuous practice among the Karbis living in different hilly and plain areas of the north-eastern region of India including the city of Guwahati in the state of Assam. Guwahati city which is the most populous city in the entire north-east India has a sizable number of Karbi population. This paper makes an attempt to list out the Karbi megalithic ruins in this city and tries to analyse the changes that have taken place in megalithic culture of Karbis living in that place which has around four hundred megalithic ruins spread over at eight different sites.