Ariyannur Umbrellas | |
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Native name Malayalam: അരിയന്നൂർ കുടക്കല്ല് | |
A view of three umbrella stones | |
Location | Thrissur, Kerala |
Governing body | Archaeological Survey of India |
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Ariyannur Umbrellas is a prehistoric Megalith burial site situated in Ariyannur in Kandanassery Panchayat of Thrissur District of Kerala. Archaeological Survey of India in 1951 declared it as a centrally protected monument. The site has six umbrella stones or mushroom stones, locally called Kudaikkallu. Of them, four are intact and two are partially broken.[1][2][3][4][5]
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These are part of the larger Kudakkallu Parambu complex which is believed to be from ~2000 BCE.
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References
[edit]- ^ "ARIYANNUR UMBRELLAS". ASI Thrissur Circle. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES". go-kerala.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "History". Culturalcapitalofkerala. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Students prepare manual on flora". The Hindu. 4 March 2005. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ A Survey Of Kerala History. A Sreedhara Menon. 2007. ISBN 9788126415786. Retrieved 9 June 2013.