Archaeology & Prehistory
Porunthal: AMS-dated Tamil-Brahmi and rice
c. 5th c. BCE (AMS)Iron Age Tamil communityPorunthal (Tamil Nadu)Tamil Nadu
500 BCE
Grave goods including paddy and Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions, AMS-dated to around 490 BCE.
- Dated
- 500–400 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 5th c. BCE (AMS)
- Originator
- Iron Age Tamil community
- Source text
- Porunthal (Tamil Nadu)
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
The early dating of Tamil-Brahmi is debated among epigraphists.
Path to modern innovation
Pushes Tamil-Brahmi earlier than once accepted.
References
- 1K. Rajan, Man and Environment (2011)
Related
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