Posted on 11/19/2006 8:34:01 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Rocks with step-like cuttings, a wall and carved blocks found under the sea in the southern coast near the heritage site of Mahabalipuram are believed to be evidence of an early settlement or a port. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) came across the remains while recently conducting excavations underwater at the site in Tamil Nadu. "Mahabalipuram is a historical place. We started detailed excavation 500 metres from the shore in the sea and recently came across different types of rocks which indicate human activity. We have also found a wall running from the shore into the sea," Alok Tripathy, Superintending Archaeologist of ASI's underwater archaeology wing, told newspersons... "These rocks endorse the belief of the people that there were another six small temples near the place. We have found a stonewall running from east to west, from the shore into the sea. We will excavate till the end of the wall," Tripathy said... There are references to Mahabalipuram in Sangam literature up to third century AD. However, there are not many references about the place during the period from third century AD to seventh century AD when the Pallavas came to power... The excavation has also revealed the remains of two temples on the shore. The base of one temple has been found while the remains of the superstructure of the second temple have been discovered, he said.
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Those are compound words. Mahabalipuram is Maha + Bali + Puram
Maha means great. Bali means strong. Puram means city.
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ASI finds carved rocks offshore near MahabalipuramHe said remains of a damaged structure have also been found, indicating there was a port or an early settlement at that place which might have got submerged underwater in the course of time.
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