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Friday, 11 January 2013

MANGULAM - TAMIL NADU


Mangulam is a small beautiful village.Its situated in Tamil Nadu. Mangulam, located at 25 Km from Madurai town.  This place is also called chinna mangulam. The placed is blessed with small mountains, ponds .... well known site for the presence of early Jain Caves and Rock beds .


There are many rocky hills... Climbing them and having a beautiful scenic view is so enthusiastic.
A view of sun set in Mangulam is so pleasing one.
Potteries of Black and Red ware shards  coarse red ware shards  pieces of quartz stones, small sling stones and a copper coin (date able to 13-14th Century CE) were collected from the trench laid near Meenakshipuram. Excavation on the terrace of Jain caves exposed the flooring of a rectangular chamber and brick wall, made of 11 courses of bricks. The size of the bricks is 35 x 18 x 6 cm and clay mortar has been used as binding material.

Excavation has also exposed a small structure in pedestal form which may be assigned to Sangam period. Present excavation has exposed the presence of two cultural periods viz Early and Medieval historic period.

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