Friday 23 September 2011

Excavator Claims Pattanam as Ancient Muziris

K.P.Shajan associate of P.J.Cherian claimed Pattanam as ancient Muziris on the basis of geoarchaeological studies. Exhibiting geoarchaeological evidences   he said Kodungallur which lies on northern bank of Periyar river has less significance  and excavations proved that Pattanam was Muziris(The New Indian Express 23-03-2004 Thiruvananthapuram)The beginning of Pattanam excavations  coincided with a seminar on the social Life of Kerala in the first Millennium.It   was organized by the Liturgical Research Centre of Syro-Malabar Church at Mount St’Thomas at Kochi  in November 2005. Shajan presented his paper - Pattanam as the first  Indo-Roman Trading Centre on the Malabar Coast.

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