What does burying the dead 'under the floor' suggest?

It suggests a desire to keep deceased family members close to the living and a lack of formalized, separate burial grounds.

Chalcolithic Cultures

UPSC Archival Analysis

In Chalcolithic Maharashtra, the dead were buried within the house in a North-to-South orientation.

Exam Year

1997

Evidence Source

ID: HIS_ANC_1997_115 Ref: Standard Educational Reference