ancient tamilakam
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UNIT - ANCIENT TAMILAKAM
LESSON - MEGALITHIC PERIOD
By,RAJI. R SOCIAL SCIENCEReg. no. 16914303020
MEANING OF THE POEM“O potter
Like a tiny white lizard hugging the spoke of a turning cart
wheel is carried to places afar, I have been a part of all his
joys and sorrows. He has passed away now. Make sure the
urn for his burial is wide enough for me too.”
NANNANGADI The practice of burying the remains of the deceased by
placing them it in a big urn prevailed in ancient
Tamilakam.
Such urns were known as urn burials (nannangadi).
In some areas big stones were placed above such urn
burials.
Locally available stones were used for this.
MEGALITHIC PERIOD Stone circle, dolmen, cist, rock chamber, thoppikkallu
kudakkallu, sarcophagus, menhir, etc. were known as
the megalithic monuments. The period when they were constructed is known as the
megalithic period.
The megalithic monuments, ancient Tamil songs, coins,
travelogues, and a few Tamil inscriptions are the major
sources of information on the history of ancient
Tamilakam.
MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS
MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS
IRON AGE Different types of iron tools have been discovered from
these megalithic monuments.
They include sword, spear, knife, hook, lamp, nail and
so on.
Hence, this period is known as Iron Age in the South
Indian history.
Besides iron tools, clay pots, beads, etc. were also
found from these monuments.
Roman coins were also discovered from a few
monuments. Black and red wares were used in that
period.
Many megalithic monuments have been found from
different parts of South India.
Kodumanal (Tamilnadu), Alagarai (Tamilnadu),
Thirukambaliyoor (Tamilnadu), Pazhani (Tamilnadu),
(Tamilnadu), Cheramanangad (Kerala), Marayoor (Kerala),
and Umichipoyil (Kerala) are the major places among
them.
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