Archaeological, Literary and Ethnographic Evidence for Traditional Boat-building in Kerala, South India
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Archaeological, Literary and Ethnographic Evidence for Traditional Boat-building in Kerala, South India
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Kerala possesses rich maritime traditions dating back to the Early Historic period. A few types of traditional watercrafts developed indigenously and some are influenced by external contacts. Archaeological excavations revealed a medieval sailboat at Kadakkarappally in 2003 and an Early Historic canoe at Pattanam in 2007. The Early Historic Sangam Tamil texts refer to the watercrafts of Kerala. Traditional boat-building still survives in Kerala. This paper presents the evidence for traditional boats in Kerala, their historical context and the possible external influences, until the 15th century Common Era (CE).
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Veerasamy Selvakumar
Date
November 2011
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Veerasamy Selvakumar, “Archaeological, Literary and Ethnographic Evidence for Traditional Boat-building in Kerala, South India,” The MUA Collection, accessed May 25, 2013, http://www.themua.org/collections/items/show/1241.
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