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SOCIAL SCIENCE

ICT BASED LESSON TEMPLATEMAGALITHIC MONUMENTS IN ANCIENT

TAMILAKAM

Ancient Tamilakam

• Tamilakam or AnciENT Tamil country refers to the sangam period (3rd centuary BCE-4th centuary CE) territory of old south Indian kingdoms covering modern Tamilnadu , Kerala and southern parts of Andrapradesh , Karnataka

MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS

• 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.• In some areas big stones were placed

above such urn burials.• Locally available stones were used for

this.

Stone circleDolmenCistRock chamberThoppikkallu ( Tomp stone )Kudakkallu(Umbrella stone)SarcophogusMenhir

Important Megalithic Monuments

Thoppikkallu ( Tomp stone ) Kudakkallu(Umbrella stone) Sarccophogus Menhir

Dolmens

Thoppikkallu

Nannangadi

Kudakkallu

Major sources of information on the History of Ancient TamilakamMegalithic MonumentsAncient Tamil songsCoinsTraveloguesTamil iinscriptions

Different types of iron tools have been discovered from this megalithic monuments.

SwordSpearKnifeHookLampNail

•Different types of iron tools have been discovered from this megalithic monuments• That’s why this period is known as the

Iron Age in South Indian History.• Besides iron tools, clay, pots, beads, etc.

were also discovered from a monuments. Black and red wares were used in that period.

Many megalithic monuments have been found from different parts of South India

KodumanalAlagaraiThirukambaliyoorPazhani

AdichenellurCharamanangadUmichipoyilMarayoor

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