Heritage: What we found in a random village in Tamil Nadu

Dear Reader,

The picture above is that of a menhir, i.e a large stone, placed upright in pre-historic times to either mark a grave or perhaps to commemorate someone.

This menhir, and dozens of similar stone age artefacts, have been found in a village called Kodumanal in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu.

This picture is part of a detailed travel report by my friend Aravindan Neelakandan. You see, Kodumanal is an extremely interesting archaeological site - they've found stuff from the stone age AND from the bronze age.

They've found things that confirm that this place was a large settlement and that it was pretty literate with pottery etc being excavated.

But there is neither a museum nor enough awareness about Kodumanal and its fascinating historical importance.

This place could be India's mini Stonehenge, no?

Why is it ignored?

We don't know.

But we're trying to raise as much awareness about India's incredible heritage. You're aware of the many interesting stories on temples and other cultural issues that we publish. We thought we should showcase another aspect of India's heritage and hence this story.

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