Posthole sites of pillared halls in Gayathripuzha valley
A large number of prehistoric posthole sites of
pillared halls have been found in the valley of the Gayathripuzha, a
left-bank tributary of the Bharathapuzha, suggesting that they are sites
of Neolithic settlements.
The socket remains
(cupules/postholes) have been found on several rock outcrops at the
foothills of Thenmala of the Western Ghats in the Palakkad Gap zone.
These
findings were part of research in the region by V. Sanal Kumar,
Director of the Geo-Heritage Archaeology Research Centre. He, with the
help of some historians and archaeological researchers, had unearthed
some such sites recently. But most of these sites are getting vandalised
or being used by quarry operators illegally in the absence of any steps
to protect them by the Archaeological Department or the State
government.
Dr. Sunil Kumar told The Hindu
here on Saturday that these sites were perhaps used for construction of
Mandapas (pillared halls) or some wooden structures. Of 13 posthole
sites with 24 pillared halls identified, 12 were in the rocky plateaus
three km to five km from Thenmala (Venkatamala) in the same belts on
both sides of the banks of the Ikshumathipuzha, a tributary of the
Gayathripuzha flowing through Kollengode, Muthalamada and Elevanchery.
The remaining one was found at Polpully, about 20 km from Thenmala. Such
postholes on rock surfaces on the Nagarjunakonda and the Brahmagiri
sites in Andhra Pradesh and other areas suggest that these must have
been part of a Neolithic settlement between 4000 BC and 1000 BC, studies
show. [...] thehindu.com
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario