ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN KERALA
Archaeologist & scientist Dr Rajendran has said archaeological sites from kerala are facing negect in the state. Many sites in Kerala had provide rich information than 3,000 years ago. There is no earnest attempt to identify new archaeological sites by the authories. He said the Aryankavu-Thenmala-Kulathupuzha Arippa belt in Kollam district had several fascinating cultural remnants of the pre historic era, especially from the Iron Age. There were several Buddhist vestiges all over the area that were lying totally neglected and excavation was discouraged in these areas.
Dr Rajendran had discovered hundreds of Iron Age implements from the Arippa area. Most of them had now been stolen and those left over were not being protected and taken up for tudy at the formal level. At Kulathupuzha, he discovered evidence of Iron smelting probably dating back to 1400 B.C . At the Kulathupuzha belt, Dr Rahendaran identified two rock -cut Buddhist temples dating back probably more than 2,000 years. One at the Kallupacha Adivasi settlement inside the rubber plantation and other inside the forests at Kattallapara.
Prof.John Kurakar
Archaeologist & scientist Dr Rajendran has said archaeological sites from kerala are facing negect in the state. Many sites in Kerala had provide rich information than 3,000 years ago. There is no earnest attempt to identify new archaeological sites by the authories. He said the Aryankavu-Thenmala-Kulathupuzha Arippa belt in Kollam district had several fascinating cultural remnants of the pre historic era, especially from the Iron Age. There were several Buddhist vestiges all over the area that were lying totally neglected and excavation was discouraged in these areas.Dr Rajendran had discovered hundreds of Iron Age implements from the Arippa area. Most of them had now been stolen and those left over were not being protected and taken up for tudy at the formal level. At Kulathupuzha, he discovered evidence of Iron smelting probably dating back to 1400 B.C . At the Kulathupuzha belt, Dr Rahendaran identified two rock -cut Buddhist temples dating back probably more than 2,000 years. One at the Kallupacha Adivasi settlement inside the rubber plantation and other inside the forests at Kattallapara.
Prof.John Kurakar
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