Paiyampalli

Paiyampalli is a village in Tirupattur taluk of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 5 km east of Barugur and 8 km west of Natrampalli.[1] It is known for the excavation site in the region which has remains of neolithic and megalithic periods.[2] The excavations in the region carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India headed by Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao in the year 1964-65 and 1967-68.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Iron in Ancient Tamilnadu — Paiyampalli" (pdf). National Metallurgical Laboratory. p. 96. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Bhairabi Prasad Sahu (1 January 1988). From Hunters to Breeders: Faunal Background of Early India. Anamika Prakashan. pp. 199–. ISBN 978-81-85150-06-2.
  3. ↑ "Excavations carried out from 1950 to 2011". Archaeological Survey of India Chennai circle. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Excavations since Independence in Tamil Nadu". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

Coordinates: 12°30′N 78°36′E / 12.500°N 78.600°E / 12.500; 78.600


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