Chera, Chola, Pandya: Using archaeological evidence to identify the Tamil Kingdoms of early historic South India

Asian Perspectives

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-223

  Abraham, Shinu A ^a  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural ethnic identity; History and archaeology; Kerala; South Asia; South India; Tamil Nadu; Tamilakam

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNICITY; IRON AGE; MATERIAL CULTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 0442328623     PISSN: 00668435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/asi.2003.0031     Document Type: Article

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