Viggen Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 Excavations in a village on the banks of the Periyar have yielded concrete evidence of Kerala's trade links with ancient Rome and thrown new light into the long search to pin the exact location of the port town Muziris, referred to in European and West Asian records. Pieces of Roman amphora--wine jar-- rouletted ware, beads of glass and semi-precious stones were found at Pattanam village in Paravur taluk of Ernakulam district during a pilot digging conducted by the Centre for Heritage Studies (CHS) recently. full article at Manorama Online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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