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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: KollurCountry: India
NOTE: This site is 37.539 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Tirukkoyilur Nearest Village: Kollur
Latitude: 11.974600N Longitude: 79.247900E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
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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Burial Chamber (Dolmen) and Petroglyphs in Tamil Nadu state.
A dolmen with four petroglyphs that portray men with tridents and a wheel with spokes has been found at Kollur, near Tirukoilur, 35 km from Villupuram. Hundreds of megalithic dolmens were once found in Tamil Nadu. Urban development and extension of agricultural land led to their destruction for use in local construction.
The discovery was made by K.T. Gandhirajan, who specialises in art history, when he led a team to that area.
What is special about the latest find is that while two men portrayed in the petroglyphs have tridents in their hands, a third is brandishing unidentified weapons. This is the second time that a dolmen with petroglyphs has been found in Tamil Nadu. The earlier discovery in the Nilgiris district was also made by Mr. Gandhirajan.
He estimated that while the dolmen itself was 2,500 years old, the petroglyphs may date to the Iron Age (ca. 1000 BC - 300 BC).
Six more dolmens were found nearby, on the banks of a lake at Kollur. In addition, three dolmens were situated on the bed of the lake which formed at a later period.
Note: Other dolmens have been found nearby.
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