Megalithic period
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This is one of the slide which I prepared for teaching Megalithic monuments and period, which is a good source of information about the ancient Tamilakam.
Megalithic period
- 1. Presentedby SHIJI V. S GCTE ,THYCAUD 9/24/2015 1
- 3. Megalithic Period The period when the megalithic monuments were constructed is known as the Megalithic period 9/24/2015 3
- 4. Nannangadi The practice of burying the remains of the deceased by placing them it in a big urn prevailed in ancient Tamilakam. The urns used for burying the dead body are known as urn burials or nannangadi 9/24/2015 4
- 5. Megalithic monuments In some areas big stones were placed above the urn burials.ie., stone circle, dolmen,cist, rock chamber, thoppikkallu (tomb stone ) , kudakkallu (umbrella stone ), sarcophagus, menhir, etc were remarkable among them. They are known as the megalithic monuments. 9/24/2015 5
- 6. Megalithic period The period when the megalithic monuments were constructed is known as the megalithic period. 9/24/2015 6
- 7. Dolmens Dolmens are standing stones . 9/24/2015 7
- 8. Kudakkallu This is also known as umbrella stone. 9/24/2015 8
- 9. This is also standing stone. Menhir 9/24/2015 9
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- 16. Thank you ! 9/24/2015 16