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Perumbalai excavation - Tamilnadu

June 26 , 2024 151 days 1074 0
  • The Graffiti marks “resembling geometric symbols” were among the potsherds discovered during the archaeological excavations at Perumbalai in Dharmapuri district.
  • The lower-most level as site is dated back to the 6th Century BCE.
  • By the shapes and size of the pottery, it belongs to the Iron Age.
  • Perumbalai is located on the bank of the Nagavathi (ancient Palar), one of the tributaries of Cauvery River.
  • Kongumandala Satakam, a 13th Century literary work by Karmegakavirayar of Vijayamangalam, is referred to Perumbalai as the northern boundary of the Kongu region.

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