Unraveling the Past Archaeology of Keralam and the Adjacent Regions in South India

Product DescriptionUnique physiographical region on the south-West coast of India forms Keralam which is bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea and the east in fortified by the Western Ghats. Keralam, somehow, was never in the vision of north Indian Archaeologists and above all Historians in Keralam felt more comfort to go along with certain unfounded legends or hypothesis. Thus the human history of the region remained shrouded in mystery. The Prehistoric studies in Keralam have unraveled the cultural continuity in the region beginning from Lower paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Megalithic and early Historic, ect. The articles included in the next comprise Stone age studies, Brahmi Letters, Megalithic finds, ancient coins, ceramics and other artefacts, Human fossil studies, and Palaeo geomorphological interpretations.About the AuthorDr. P. Rajendran was awarded Doctorate in Archaeology by Poona University in the year 1981. He has conducted several explorations ann excavations not only in Keralam but also in the adjacent regions like Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and coastal karnataka. He has more than hundred and twelve articles published in Regional, National and International journals and a book. His research work had laid a strong foundation in the Archaeological studies in keralam. He is credited with an initiative to establish the first Archaeology Department in Keralam under Kerala University