Archaeology & Prehistory
Kilnamandi terracotta sarcophagus burial
c. 1692 BCE (reported)Iron Age Tamil communityKilnamandi (Tamil Nadu)Tamil Nadu
1,692 BCE
A terracotta sarcophagus burial reported as the earliest-dated of its kind in Tamil Nadu.
- Dated
- 1,692 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 1692 BCE (reported)
- Originator
- Iron Age Tamil community
- Source text
- Kilnamandi (Tamil Nadu)
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Verified-web
Fair to say
Rests on a single reported date.
Path to modern innovation
Adds to the deep chronology of southern burial traditions.
References
- 1Rajan & Sivanantham (TNSDA, 2025)
Further reading
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