Chronology of Pattanam: A multi-cultural port site on the Malabar coast

Current Science

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-240

  Cherian, P J ^a   Ravi Prasad, G V ^b   Dutta, Koushik ^b   Ray, Dinesh Kr ^b   Selvakumar, V ^c   Shajan, K P ^d  

^a Kerala Council for Historical Research   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

^c TAMIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excavations; Iron age; Maritime archaeology; Port

Indexed keywords

ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; ARTOCARPUS HIRSUTUS; TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 69249199530     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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