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Articles for Pattanam

Extensive study of Periyar delta needed to find answers to questions on Muziris, says Dr. Selvakumar
6 months, 1 week ago

Extensive study of Periyar delta needed to find answers to questions on Muziris, says Dr. Selvakumar

The Hindu  

There is a need to conduct extensive studies in the Periyar delta to have a clearer understanding of the erstwhile port of Muziris and Pattanam, the archaeological site near North Paravur where excavations conducted by the Kerala Council for Historical Research a decade ago threw up artefacts pointing to the existence of a production and trade centre between the first …

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Ancient DNA study confirms West Eurasian genetic imprints in Kerala’s Pattanam
1 year, 7 months ago

Ancient DNA study confirms West Eurasian genetic imprints in Kerala’s Pattanam

The Hindu  

The archaeological site of Pattanam, on the South-western coast in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, is believed by historians to be part of the ancient port city of the Muziris that played a key role in trade and cultural exchanges between India and the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean regions. Scientists and archaeologists have also found human bones, storage jars, …

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No idols, no arms: the Pattanam mystery
1 year, 8 months ago

No idols, no arms: the Pattanam mystery

The Hindu  

In the serene village of Pattanam in central Kerala lies the only multi-cultural archaeological site on the southwestern coast of the Indian subcontinent. The Pattanam excavations have unearthed over 45 lakh sherds ; these include approximately 1.4 lakh belonging to the littoral regions of the Mediterranean, the River Nile, the Red Sea, the western and eastern Indian Oceans, and the …

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Pattanam excavation: more role sought for local community
2 years, 3 months ago

Pattanam excavation: more role sought for local community

The Hindu  

There is mixed response to the decision of the Kerala Council for Historical Research to appoint a manager for a year’s contract at its Pattanam regional centre, which is part of the Muziris Heritage Project, what with former KCHR director P.J. The local community seems to have little role now, Mr. Cherian, who is now director of PAMA Institute for …

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Travel back in time with the Sphinx of Muziris
2 years, 3 months ago

Travel back in time with the Sphinx of Muziris

The Hindu  

“How did it come to Pattanam?” Researcher Deepak Padmanabhan is speaking of the intaglio or Sphinx seal ring that was found in 2020 during the excavations at Pattanam, roughly 30 km from Kochi. Cherian, former director of Kerala Council for Historical Research with PAMA Institute for the Advancement of Transdisciplinary Archaeological Sciences, presented a paper titled The She Sphinx That …

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High Court stays ASI order withdrawing nod for excavations in Kerala
3 years, 2 months ago

High Court stays ASI order withdrawing nod for excavations in Kerala

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed an order of the Archaeological Survey of India withdrawing the approval granted to Professor P.J. Justice Rekha Palli stayed the September 3, 2021 order of the ASI in which the permission granted to Prof. Cherian’s team on June 4, 2021 for excavation of Pattanam and Mathikalam sites till September 30, 2021 was revoked. …

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Student Finds Historic Seal Which Could Prove Kerala's Pattanam Was Legendary Roman City 'Muziris'
4 years, 2 months ago

Student Finds Historic Seal Which Could Prove Kerala's Pattanam Was Legendary Roman City 'Muziris'

News 18  

A class 12 student found a rare archaeological discovery linked to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar at an excavation site in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, according to an Indian Express report. A series of correspondences with experts over the next three months, including Dr Giulia Rocca, professor of archaeology and history of Greek and Roman art at the Tor Vergata University …

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First-ever human image at Pattanam
4 years, 2 months ago

First-ever human image at Pattanam

The Hindu  

A Graeco-Roman head of a miniature statue from the same trench that produced the Sphinx was another significant artefact of the 2020 season. This happens to be the first-ever human image excavated at Pattanam. But for the vigilance of PAMA intern Swagata Boruah of Assam University, the artefact, covered with muddy soil, could have been mistaken for the hundreds of …

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Excavations in Kerala’s Pattanam reaffirm its trade links with Rome
4 years, 2 months ago

Excavations in Kerala’s Pattanam reaffirm its trade links with Rome

The Hindu  

What was a seal ring with the carving of the Sphinx, which looks similar to the one worn by the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar about 2,000 years ago, doing at Pattanam, a sleepy hamlet, 25 kilometres north of Kochi in Kerala? It is common knowledge now, especially after the excavations at Pattanam and other contemporary sites, that gem and cameo …

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