ICT MODEL

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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