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Sekta Archaeological Living Museum

Proto‑Meitei burial site, late centuries BCE, Manipur

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The Sekta Archaeological Living Museum (Meitei: Sekta Kei) is a museum in Sekta village in the Indian state of Manipur. It is a protected archaeological site which is one of the six mounds identified in the area. It is known for its secondary burial finds. This site was excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India in association with the State Archaeology Department of Manipur. The Department of History of the Manipur University was also associated with the excavations carried out in 1991.

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Burial area dated

late centuries BCE

Excavations carried out

1991

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Burial MoundsGravesUrn burials
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Relics casket
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Artificial MoundsSoil Layers
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India

Coordinates

24.90° N, 94.04° E