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Marine Archaeological Explorations at Kulasekharapattinarn and Manapad Region, Tamil Nadu

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Title Marine Archaeological Explorations at Kulasekharapattinarn and Manapad Region, Tamil Nadu
 
Creator Sundaresh;
Gaur, A.S.
Tripati, S.
 
Subject MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY
 
Description Maritime activities along the Tamil Nadu date back to the second half of the 1st millennia BC and a large number of port towns developed all along the Tamil Nadu coast. The coastal and offshore explorations have yielded a large number evidences indicating an active maritime practiced in the past. The discovery of stone anchors along the Tamil Nadu coast is the testimony of the above evidences. Stone anchors have been one of the major antiquities related to past maritime activities which have been found at most of the port and anchoring sites all along the coastal areas. During a maritime archaeological exploration along the coast of Kulasekharpattanam and Manapad (Tamil Nadu), a large number of stone anchors with an upper circular hole were noted, which are being used by the local fishermen. In the course of investigation, an area was discovered which served as a quarry manufacturing stone anchors from early times. The remains in the intertidal zone indicate that various sizes of stone anchors were manufactured from here
 
Date 2015-07-08T10:59:09Z
2015-07-08T10:59:09Z
2015
 
Type Conference Article
 
Identifier Recent Researches on Indus Civilization & Maritime Archaeology in India. ed by: Gaur, A.S.; Sundaresh,;Agam Kala Prakashan.New Delhi 2015; 247-253
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4720
 
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Publisher Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi