Arikamedu
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Arikamedu is an ancient archaeological site near Puducherry in South India, known as a significant Indo-Roman and regional maritime trading center that linked the Indian subcontinent with Southeast Asia.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Roman trading center
ⓘ
ancient port town ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupation | pre-Roman Iron Age ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Jean-Marie Casal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mortimer Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationConductedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartYear |
1945
ⓘ
1947 ⓘ |
| function |
distribution hub for maritime trade
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manufacturing center ⓘ port settlement ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Indian fine wares
ⓘ
Roman amphora fragments ⓘ brick structures ⓘ inscribed pottery ⓘ kilns ⓘ shell artifacts ⓘ terra sigillata ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Indian Ocean trade network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Roman commercial relations ⓘ Roman presence in India ⓘ craft production activities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indo-Roman trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean trade contacts ⓘ Roman pottery ⓘ Rouletted ware NERFINISHED ⓘ amphorae ⓘ bead manufacturing ⓘ early historic urbanization ⓘ glass bead production ⓘ maritime trade with Southeast Asia ⓘ semi-precious stone beads ⓘ |
| laterOccupation | early medieval period ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Mediterranean world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ other ports of the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Puducherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInStateOrUT | Union Territory of Puducherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pondicherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bank of the Ariyankuppam River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Puducherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | circa 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE ⓘ |
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