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Preliminary exploration of south Kanara coast of Karnataka

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Title Preliminary exploration of south Kanara coast of Karnataka
 
Creator Sundaresh
 
Description The port along the South Kanara coast of Karnataka, India were explored. At the port Gangolli, submergence of a few houses and sea level changes at the light house have been observed which were attributed to the transgression of the sea during the last century. The port of Barkur is an ancient port. The structural remains of the ancient port was seen. Few antiques were also noticed to be in the private custody. The Barkur port fortifications are partly visible. The port Malpe is situated at the mouth of the river Udyavara. It is a natural port with four rocky islands on the west. It is known for the temples of Anantesvara and Odabandesvara. The town Udayavara and village Kaup have been studied. An account of the shipwreck on Karnataka Coast is also presented.
 
Date 2009-05-12T10:33:04Z
2009-05-12T10:33:04Z
1991
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Journal of Marine Archaeology, Vol.2; 55-59p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3301
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1991]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher Society for Marine Archaeology, Goa