Nearly 140 years later British archeologist Alexander Rea unearthed a sarcophagus from the hillocks of Pallavaram, an identical artefact dating dorsum past times to a greater extent than than 2,000 years has been discovered inwards the same locality.
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| The 2300-years-old sarcophagus discovered from a hillock at Pallavaram [Credit: ASI] |
Superintendent archeologist of ASI Chennai circle H5N1 yard V Subramanyam told TOI that the historic menstruum of the sarcophagus could hold upwards almost 2,300 years. “The regain has brought to lite that the surface area was inhabited past times people who were non nomads. They had a technology scientific discipline to utilization a sarcophagus standing on 12 legs during the third century BC,” he said. ASI volition perform a thermoluminescence dating to decide the exact historic menstruum of the piece, he added.
The regain was made past times a squad of ASI officials next directions of the Madras high courtroom to excavate the site inwards the wake a litigation regarding the plight of residents inwards Zamin Pallavaram.
Archaeologists took a lawsuit digging on the foothills of the Parivettumalai hillock at Zamin Pallavaram where they chanced upon the rim of the sarcophagus at a depth of 2 feet nether the surface. Further exploration led to the regain of the terra cotta coffin. Though the artefact was covered amongst redware lid, it was damaged past times boulders which powerfulness bring rolled downwards the hillock due to reason erosion. The slice is 5.6ft long together with 1.5ft wide; it has a depth of 1.64ft.
Author: Yogesh Kabirdoss | Source: The Times of Republic of Republic of India [June 27, 2018]
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