Megalithic graffiti symbols
Megalithic markings, megalithic graffiti marks, megalithic symbols or non-Brahmi symbols are markings found on mostly
History
Megalithic markings are usually found in burial sites but are also found in habitation sites as well. They are tentatively dated from 1000 BCE to 300 CE marking the transition of the proto-historic period into the historic period of
Relationship to Indus script
In 1960, archaeologist
Archaeological findings
In 1935 a dish dating to the 1st century BCE and bearing megalithic graffiti symbols was discovered in Sulur, near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. In a 2001 publication,[a] Mahadevan argued that the inscription on the dish contained symbols similar to those of the Indus script and also that the symbols are in same order as those of a comparable inscription on a tablet from Harappa. Mahadevan suggested that was evidence that the languages of the inscriptions were related.[4][5]
In February 2006, a stone celt was discovered in Sembiyankandiyur village, near Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu.[6] The celt dates to the early 2nd millennium BCE, postdating the Harappan decline, and bears markings that Mahadevan identified as being identical with symbols of the Indus script. He argued that to be evidence that the language used by the neolithic people of south India was also used by the late Harappans.[7]
In May 2007, the
See also
Notes
- ^ And also in a subsequent 2004 follow-up article, Mahadevan (2004).
References
- ^ Rajan, K (2008), "Situating the Beginning of Early Historic Times in Tamil Nadu: Some Issues and Reflections", Social Scientist, 36 (1/2): 40–78
- ^ Lal, B.B. (1962), "From the Megalithic to Harappa: Tracing back the graffiti on the pottery", Ancient India: Bulletin of the Archaeology Survey of India, 16: 21–24
- ^ Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu - Keezhadi, An urban settlement of sangam age on the banks of the river Vaigai (2019) p60-62 https://archive.org/details/keeladibookenglish18092019/page/n59/mode/2up
- ^ Mahadevan (2001a).
- ^ Mahadevan (2004).
- ^ Subramanian (2006).
- ^ Mahadevan (2006).
- ^ Subramaniam, T. S. (1 May 2006). "From Indus Valley to coastal Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
Sources
- Mahadevan, Iravatham (2001a). "The Indus-like symbols on megalithic pottery: New evidence". Studia Orientalia Electronica. 94: 379–386.
- Mahadevan, Iravatham (2004), Megalithic pottery inscription and a Harappa tablet:A case of extraordinary resemblance (PDF), Harappa, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2012
- Mahadevan, Iravatham (2006). "A Note on the Muruku Sign of the Indus Script in light of the Mayiladuthurai Stone Axe Discovery".
- Subramanian, T.S. (1 May 2006). "Significance of Mayiladuthurai find". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007.