What do communal or multiple burials suggest about prehistoric societies?

They may suggest simultaneous death due to conflict or disease, or a strong familial bond where individuals were meant to stay together in the afterlife.

Prehistoric Burial Practices

UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: Three human skeletons in a single grave were recovered at-

A single grave containing three human skeletons was recovered from the Mesolithic site of Damdama in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.

Exam Year

2016

Evidence Source

Link

ID: HIS_ANC_2016_42 Ref: Upinder Singh, A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India