This book contains detailed study of living Megalithic tradition of the Mundas ofJharkhand along with archaeological study of over 200 Megalithic sites of Chatra,Hazaribagh, Ranchi and Khunti districts. It has a detailed ethnographic documentationof mortuary rituals and associated rites of the Mundas, which is been compared with other two branches of the Mundas; Bhumij and Ho. Anthropological aspect of mortrituals are also explained in this book. Archaeological comparison and interpretation is done on the basis of limited excavated data available, and surface exploration ofancient Megalithic sites. Considering the rich heritage of living tradition and its importance to interpret archaeology of megaliths in the region, the author have used ethnographic analogies to understand diff erent aspects of ancient Megalithiccommunities of the region in lights of ethnographic traditions, considering importanceand limitations of ethnographic analogies in Archaeological study. CONTENTS: Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, List of Figures, T OF Plates, List of Tables, 1. Introduction, 2. Ethnographic Profile of the Mundas, 3. Megalithic Sites in Jharkhand, 4. Megalithic Tradition of the Mundas, 5. Ethnographic Traditions and Archaeology, 6. Discussion and Conclusions, Appendix-I, Appendix-II, Bibliography, Index, Plates.