MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)
(a) Yes, Sir. Archaeological Survey of India is conducting archaeological excavations at Vadakkupattu and Adichanallur.
(b) & (c) Yes, Sir. Archaeological remnants belonging to Sangam period have been found at number of sites.
The details are at Annexure- I.
(d) At present, there is no such proposal under consideration.
Annexure –I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 217 FOR 18.07.2022.
DETAILS OF SITES FROM WHERE ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMANANTS BELONGING TO SANGAM PERIOD HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM ANCIENT TAMIL NADU.
S.No. Name of site Distirct Nature of remnants
1. Kaveripattinam Myladuthurai A massive brick structures of Buddhist stupa, the remains of Buddha Pata, sculpture.
2. Manigiramam Myladuthurai A brick Warf near the sea shore and associate of ceramics.
3. Thondi Ramanathapuram The trial excavation was conducted at a mound near Thondi Amman Temple. Potteries and bricks belonging to late period like coarse red ware were collected.
4. Alagankulam Ramanathapuram The most significant findings of the excavation are hundreds of potsherds of the Mediterranean region. They include Rouletted ware and Amphorae jar pieces. Pieces of Red ware with Tamil Brahmi letters have been found. They are assignable to the first century BCE. Other antiquities include beads, perforated tiles, and bricks in various levels. Three Roman coins were unearthed. They contain the figure of the head of the Roman emperor on one side and the figure of goddess of victory, holding a globe on the other side. The legend on them shows that the Roman Emperor Valentine II who ruled around 375 CE issued the coins.
5. Kayalpattinam Thoothukudi A few ceramics of sangam period such as Black-and-red ware, sherds on black slipped, plain red ware.
6. Korkai Thoothukudi Black-and-red ware, sherds on black slipped, plain red, and red slipped wares, terracotta tiles also found. The bricks also available in this site (45cmx28cm x7.5cms). Yielded number of Graffiti and inscribed potsherds bearing Tamil Brahmi scripts. The Antiquities from this site consists various object copper and iron, torso in terracotta, bone earlobes and arrow-heads.
The pearl-oysters found in various level of the trenches.
7. Adichanallur Thoothukudi Black-and-red ware and red ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc., Copper object such as lamps and rings, bangles, Copper Coins, iron implements such as Arrow head, Antimony rod.
8. Keeladi Sivaganga Coins, Brick Structure, Semi-precious beads, Galss Beads, Tamil Brahmi pot sherds, Graffiticmarcks, ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc.,
The lamps and rings, bangles, Copper Coins, iron implements such as Arrow head, Antimony rod.
9. Porunthal Dindigul Glass, Semi-precious beads, Coins, Brick Structure, Beads, Tamil Brahmi pot sherds, Graffiti marks, ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc.,
The lamps and rings, bangles, Copper Coins, iron implements such as Arrow head, Sword.
10. Kodumanal Erode Glass, Semi-precious beads, Brick Structure, Beads, Tamil Brahmi pot sherds, Graffiti marks, ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc.,
The Bone Tools, lamps and rings, bangles, Copper Coins, iron implements such as Arrow head, Sword.
11. Uraiyur Trichy Beads, Brick Structure, Tamil Brahmi pot sherds, Graffiti marks, ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc.,
12. Karur Karur Brick Structure, Beads, Tamil Brahmi pot sherds, Graffiti marks, ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc.,
13. Perur Coimbatore Graffiti marks ,Brick Structure, Beads, , ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc.,
14. Vallam Thanajvur Tamil-Brahmi pot sherds, Graffiti marks, ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc.,
15. Teriruveli Ramanathapuram Graffiti marks, Tamil-Brahmi pot sherds, ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, plate, shallow bowl, etc.,
16. Mangudi Virudhunagar Tamil-Brahmi pot sherds, Graffiti marks, ware with associate pots such as bowl, lid, ring stand, etc.,
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