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Khalkattapatna port: The lost archaeological heritage of Odisha, east coast of India

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Title Khalkattapatna port: The lost archaeological heritage of Odisha, east coast of India
 
Creator Tripati, S.
ManiMurali, R.
JayaKumar, S.
Pradhan, A.K.
Behera, R.P.
Choudhury, R.
 
Subject MARINE TECHNOLOGY
MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHIC SUPPORT SERVICES
 
Description The history of Odisha, lying on the east coast of India, is well documented from the Stone Age onwards. The evidences suggest that the ports of Odisha had contacts with the Arabs, Mediterranean countries and South Asia, as well as Southeast Asian countries. Khalkattapatna, a medieval port located on the banks of River Kushabhadra was discovered by archaeological excavations which suggest that between the 13th and 15th centuries it flourished and had contacts with Arabia and China, in addition to other countries. During recent explorations, a number of terracotta ring wells, stamped pottery, Chinese and celadon ware sherds, bricks and brickbats, and terracotta beads were found on the riverbank and in the waters of River Kushabhadra because of erosion of the north bank of the river. Remote sensing images of this region from 1977 to 2014 were analysed to delineate the river mouth and its course. Google Earth images of 2003 and 2011 were also referred to for an understanding of the migration of the northern bank of River Kushabhadra. This note describes the present state of the Khalkattapatna port, causes of erosion, change of north bank of the river course and its consequences
 
Date 2015-10-27T03:53:21Z
2015-10-27T03:53:21Z
2015
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, vol.109(2); 2015; 372-377
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4813
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Current Science Association