Updated on: Monday, May 20, 2013
Education – Archeology
Several pots containing shells with Tamil Brahimi letters dating to 500 BC was found at Kodumanal near Chenna malai. It is interesting to note that Tamil Brahmi words like Adinthai, Madanthai, Kuviran, Sumanan, Samban, Bagan, Yadan were found in pot shells. Many precious stones were also found. Shell bangles roulette pottery and sward bit contained spheroidal graphite phase cutting edge were also found. It is remarkable and provided lot of evidence regarding research of ancient Tamil era, that manybeads of high quality Iron which including arrow heads, spears, swards, megalithic tombs, furnaces made of iron and steel, precious stone, like garnet, carnelian, lapis lazuli sapphire, quartz were found. Material meant for weaving and objects made from tusks were also found.