TRICHY: Archaeological stays assumed to be from the early Chola length had been unearthed close to Manparai village here by a research pupil few days again.
Among the findings were pieces of earthen pot known as Mudhumakkal Thazhi, utilized by the ancient Tamil folks to bury elders after their demise, and a 3ft tall boundary stone with trishul engraved on either side - commonly used all the way through the Chola length to mark obstacles of agriculture land (Irayali) donated to temples.
“A Sivalinga peedam, a raised platform, to put Siva’s idol was also found at the spot giving evidence of a conceivable Siva temple at this place,” said S Babu, a research pupil at the Tamil University who stumbled upon the stays.
“While the practice of Irayili was prevalent amongst Tamil rulers right from Chola length, the same was followed by Nayak rulers who went on to rule the area within the 17th century. However, they abstained from erecting boundary stones in contrast to their Chola counterparts,” he said.
Babu, who has been doing research in Tamil effective arts and its speciality, said that the stone most likely dated to the early Chola length as the ones all the way through the later Chola length had inscriptions on it.
He said the boundary stone was similar to the only present in Ramanathapuram district a couple of years in the past, which was erected by Sethupathi, a ruler of Ramnad within the 17th century.
Incidentally, the invention is just a km away from the Shiva temple the place Nayak length work of art dated again to 16 century were found a couple of months in the past.
The work of art were just like the ones found at the Thanjavur palace of Nayak era. The plant extract used to convey out other colours within the painting may resist some of these years, reflecting expertise of the painters.
Babu known as for a detailed study within the area by the archaeology department by means of box survey.
Among the findings were pieces of earthen pot known as Mudhumakkal Thazhi, utilized by the ancient Tamil folks to bury elders after their demise, and a 3ft tall boundary stone with trishul engraved on either side - commonly used all the way through the Chola length to mark obstacles of agriculture land (Irayali) donated to temples.
“A Sivalinga peedam, a raised platform, to put Siva’s idol was also found at the spot giving evidence of a conceivable Siva temple at this place,” said S Babu, a research pupil at the Tamil University who stumbled upon the stays.
“While the practice of Irayili was prevalent amongst Tamil rulers right from Chola length, the same was followed by Nayak rulers who went on to rule the area within the 17th century. However, they abstained from erecting boundary stones in contrast to their Chola counterparts,” he said.
Babu, who has been doing research in Tamil effective arts and its speciality, said that the stone most likely dated to the early Chola length as the ones all the way through the later Chola length had inscriptions on it.
He said the boundary stone was similar to the only present in Ramanathapuram district a couple of years in the past, which was erected by Sethupathi, a ruler of Ramnad within the 17th century.
Incidentally, the invention is just a km away from the Shiva temple the place Nayak length work of art dated again to 16 century were found a couple of months in the past.
The work of art were just like the ones found at the Thanjavur palace of Nayak era. The plant extract used to convey out other colours within the painting may resist some of these years, reflecting expertise of the painters.
Babu known as for a detailed study within the area by the archaeology department by means of box survey.
Artefacts found near Manparai village, could be from Chola era
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