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DigsSite Name: ThovalappadyCountry: India
NOTE: This site is 38.269 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Idukki Nearest Village: Ramakkalmedu
Latitude: 9.768990N Longitude: 77.275090E
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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A cell joined by stone slabs with a capstone, where earthen burial urns (nannagadis) have been excavated, along with copper beads close by. The excavation is in Thovalappady, near Ramakkalmedu in Idukki district and is the first time copper beads have been found in a Megalithic site in India.
The general perception has been the Copper Age (Chalcolithic Age) was just after the Iron Age.
Archaeologists and historians have had a common perception that the latter period of the Neolithic Age was immediately followed by the early Iron Age in South India. This new discovery contradicts this, indicating that copper was also made during the period.
See more details in the comment below and read the full story in The Hindu.
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