Thursday, August 12, 2010

Excavation at Sengalur near Pudukottai

THIS ARTICLE IS FROM : TIMES OF INDIA, THURSDAY, 12th AUGUST 2010

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It is interesting to note that this site too has around 500 burials and has produced glass and stone beads. The appearance of glass beads can confirm that this site could have existed until 300 - 400 CE.

The presence of a furnace for glass bead making is a rather important find. This will now mean that Sengalur was also making beads along with Arikamedu, Kodumanal & Puranthal. As more excavations are taking place we are getting a picture that looks like bead making was more localized than thought so before.


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