BENGALURU: A workforce of archaeologists not too long ago discovered a 10-ft thick and100-ft deep masonry wall in Mysuru district, which dates again to the 5th century.
The wall, excavated in Talakadu, a desert-like the town at the left financial institution of Cauvery river and located about 45km from Mysuru, used to be constructed to avoid wasting the then agreement from floods, in step with experts.
Archaeologist MS Krishna Murthy, who spearheaded the excavation work, mentioned some parts of the wall still stand sturdy indicating the extent of expertise of ancient engineers. “We have excavated the wall as much as a length of 15feet. But proof from the web page shows the wall used to be as soon as 1-km lengthy. It is the largest masonry wall in South India. Historical and archaeological analysis shows it stood sturdy for a minimum of 1,000 years from the 5th to 15th century,” he mentioned.
Murthy, who has conducted in depth excavation work in Talakadu since 1992, made this revelation as spoke on ‘New archaeological discoveries at Talakadu, Karnataka’, at an match organised via the southern regional centre of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
The knowledgeable mentioned the outer aspect of the wall bears indicators of corrosion, which may also be attributed to the continual presence of river water. “The wall is even more vital as it is most commonly constructed of bricks, clay and mortar as stones were not available in massive quantities in the area. It has three layers and an interesting design, which indicates how skilled the folks had been all the way through that era.It may have been constructed all the way through the regime of Kiriya Madhava, a ruler from the Ganga dynasty,” he added.
The wall, excavated in Talakadu, a desert-like the town at the left financial institution of Cauvery river and located about 45km from Mysuru, used to be constructed to avoid wasting the then agreement from floods, in step with experts.
Archaeologist MS Krishna Murthy, who spearheaded the excavation work, mentioned some parts of the wall still stand sturdy indicating the extent of expertise of ancient engineers. “We have excavated the wall as much as a length of 15feet. But proof from the web page shows the wall used to be as soon as 1-km lengthy. It is the largest masonry wall in South India. Historical and archaeological analysis shows it stood sturdy for a minimum of 1,000 years from the 5th to 15th century,” he mentioned.
Murthy, who has conducted in depth excavation work in Talakadu since 1992, made this revelation as spoke on ‘New archaeological discoveries at Talakadu, Karnataka’, at an match organised via the southern regional centre of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
The knowledgeable mentioned the outer aspect of the wall bears indicators of corrosion, which may also be attributed to the continual presence of river water. “The wall is even more vital as it is most commonly constructed of bricks, clay and mortar as stones were not available in massive quantities in the area. It has three layers and an interesting design, which indicates how skilled the folks had been all the way through that era.It may have been constructed all the way through the regime of Kiriya Madhava, a ruler from the Ganga dynasty,” he added.
Archaeologists stumble upon 5th-century wall
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