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BBC documentary on Muziris
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- BBC recently released a video titled “Muziris: The first emporium of India lost for 700 years”.
- Muziris was a major ancient port city for the spice trade.
- It was also known as Murachipattanam in the present-day Kerala.
- Sangam literature describes Roman ships coming to Muziris laden with gold to be exchanged for pepper.
- Around 1341, the profile of the water bodies in the Periyar River basin underwent a major transformation and Muziris dropped off the map due to flood and earthquake.
- The Muziris Heritage Project is one of the biggest conservation projects in India.
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