TNPSC Thervupettagam

Menhir and megalithic burial sites

June 15 , 2023 402 days 496 0
  • The Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology has declared five ‘menhir’ (single stone) and megalithic burial sites at Kodumanal in Erode district as protected monuments.
  • Kodumanal is located on the northern banks of the Noyyal and about 42 km from Erode.
  • Potsherds containing names inscribed in Tamil-Brahmi script were found in a large number, apart from Roman silver coins, precious stones and quartz.
  • These findings showed that an industrial and trade centre had existed here about 2,300 years ago.

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