- sep ul ch ral ' ▁type ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁astronom y ▁and ▁cosm ology ▁in ▁South ▁Asia ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁( Men on ▁and ▁V ah ia , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁pre histor ic ▁anth rop omorphic ▁figures ▁in ▁India , ▁( R ao ▁ 1 9 8 8 / 1 9 9 9 , ▁Up inder ▁Singh ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁note ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁what ▁these ▁giant ▁anth rop omorph s ▁symbol ize . ▁They ▁usually ▁occur ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁meg al ith ic ▁monuments ▁and ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁meg al ith ic ▁bur ial ▁grounds , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁connected ▁with ▁ancest or ▁worship . ▁ ▁Mel anes ian ▁meg al ith s ▁Meg al ith s ▁occur ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁Mel anes ia , ▁mainly ▁in ▁Mil ne ▁Bay ▁Province , ▁F iji ▁and ▁Van u atu . ▁F ew ▁exc av ations ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁and ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁structures . ▁The ▁meg al ith ▁tomb ▁Ot uy am ▁at ▁K iri w ina ▁has ▁been ▁dated ▁to ▁be ▁approximately ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old ▁which ▁indicates ▁that ▁meg al ith s ▁are ▁an ▁old ▁custom ▁in ▁Mel anes ia . ▁However ▁very ▁few ▁meg al ith s ▁have ▁been ▁dated . ▁The ▁constru ctions ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁different ▁rit uals . ▁For ▁example , ▁tomb s , ▁sacrific es ▁and ▁rit uals ▁of