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Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology , 2021
Beypore is an important maritime centre in the history of Kerala as well as Indian Ocean. It was ... more Beypore is an important maritime centre in the history of Kerala as well as Indian Ocean. It was active centre of navigation and shipbuilding from the medieval period. At Beypore several types of boats are built even today. The authors identified a stone anchor of Indo-Arabian type near Beypore. The anchor matches with the description of Varthema. This paper discusses the importance of the anchor and the nature of the boat that used the stone anchor.
Tamil Civilization, 2013
Archaeological excavations undertaken at the site of Anakkara, Palakkad district, Kerala, in 2008... more Archaeological excavations undertaken at the site of Anakkara, Palakkad district, Kerala, in 2008-2009 brought to light Iron Age-Early Historic ('Megalithic') and the Mesolithic cultural evidence. Megalithic burial & of Kudakkal ad multiple hoodstone were excavated in 2008, and these burials produced rich variety of ceramics, iron objects, human bones and black and red ware (BRW) pottery. The burial of Kudakkal type had the chamber constructed on the ground by placing four clinostats of laterite, dressed to form the shape of a dome; another burial was of multiple hoodstone type, which had a slab-circle made of dressed laterite, with the top-portions of the slabs tilted towards the interior of the circle. Some of the human bones from the burials show evidence of cremation. This paper presents the findings of the research carried out at this site.
Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology , 2021
Beypore is an important maritime centre in the history of Kerala as well as Indian Ocean. It was ... more Beypore is an important maritime centre in the history of Kerala as well as Indian Ocean. It was active centre of navigation and shipbuilding from the medieval period. At Beypore several types of boats are built even today. The authors identified a stone anchor of Indo-Arabian type near Beypore. The anchor matches with the description of Varthema. This paper discusses the importance of the anchor and the nature of the boat that used the stone anchor.
Tamil Civilization, 2013
Archaeological excavations undertaken at the site of Anakkara, Palakkad district, Kerala, in 2008... more Archaeological excavations undertaken at the site of Anakkara, Palakkad district, Kerala, in 2008-2009 brought to light Iron Age-Early Historic ('Megalithic') and the Mesolithic cultural evidence. Megalithic burial & of Kudakkal ad multiple hoodstone were excavated in 2008, and these burials produced rich variety of ceramics, iron objects, human bones and black and red ware (BRW) pottery. The burial of Kudakkal type had the chamber constructed on the ground by placing four clinostats of laterite, dressed to form the shape of a dome; another burial was of multiple hoodstone type, which had a slab-circle made of dressed laterite, with the top-portions of the slabs tilted towards the interior of the circle. Some of the human bones from the burials show evidence of cremation. This paper presents the findings of the research carried out at this site.