Thursday, April 7, 2016

Sinnandimadai - Pollachi - South India -2500 Years Old Dolmen (Burial) Found

Sinnandimadai: 2,500-yr-old dolmen found near Pollachi
Shows Burial Was Preferred In South India

A 2,500-year-old slab cist or dolmen was found at an excavation site near Pollachi recently . Archaeologists said the finding gives an insight into the burial rituals practised by Deccan people in the Megalithic Age. The slab cist also confirms some burial rituals mentioned in ancient Tamil literature, they say .

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Pushed Back the History of Human settlements in the area to around 8000 BC, that is around 10000 years from now


New Proof Pushes Back Date of Human Settlements in Thanjai Tamil University campus in Pillayarpatti
Recent archaeological excavation undertaken at the Tamil University campus in Pillayarpatti has pushed back the history of human settlements in the area to around 8,000 BC, that is around 10,000 years from now.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Bujang Vally According to Tamil Literature - Kadaram

Bujang Valley (Kadaram (Kedah) (Malaysia)
Trade and commerce between medieval Tamil and Malay rulers

The Bujang Valley was originally called Kadaram (Kedah)

Monday, April 4, 2016

Uthirakosanamangai-Ramanathapuram-2300 Years Old Town

Artefacts point to existence of trade centre
   The district heritage club’s collection of artefacts from two villages near Uthirakosamangai has thrown up possible evidence that a trade centre existed in the villages about 1,500 years ago and the Sangam Pandyas had traded with Romans and Chinese.

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Mothur - Tamil Nadu - Antiquity of Village went back to the Neolithic age about 10000 years old


மோதூர் அகழாய்வு
தமிழ்நாடு அரசு தொல்லியல் துறையினர், 2005-ம் ஆண்டு இங்கு விரிவான அகழாய்வு ஒன்றை மேற்கொண்டனர். இந்த அகழாய்வில் காணப்பட்ட மண்ணடுக்குகளில், புதிய கற்காலத்தைச் சார்ந்த கற்கருவிகளும், மட்கலன்களும் ஏராளமாக கிடைத்துள்ளன

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Paiyampalli Rock Art-1390+100 BC -Tamil Nadu India

Neolithic & Megalithic settlements have been found at Paiyampalli
The habitation — cum burial site Paiyampalli (12° 30' N 78° 36'E) lies on Bangalore—Madras trunk road and about 5 km east of .Barugur. The excavations conducted in the years 1964-65 and 67-68 at Paiyampalli (Rao[8]) brought to light two cultural periods, viz., the Neolithic (period 1) and the megalithic (period II). The carbon-14 determinations of the charcoal samples indicated for period I A date at 1390±100 B.C and for period II at 315±100 BC.

Friday, April 1, 2016

Vellalore -Tirupur - Tamil Nadu 2100 year old Roman Silver Coin and 1700 year old Copper Coins Unearthed

Roman artefacts found in Vellalore
An archaeological team from Tirupur unearthed a 2,100-year-old Roman silver coin and 1,700-year-old copper coins in Vellalore in Coimbatore, which was once part of an ancient trade route, a few days ago. The silver coin, weighing a little over 1g, has the sun god Jupiter driving a four-horse chariot on one side.