Historic relics, estimated to be practically 2,000 years previous and courting again to the megalithic interval, had been not too long ago found at Manimoola throughout excavation works underneath the Jal Jeevan Mission.
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Historic artefacts believed up to now again to the megalithic interval have been unearthed at Manimoola village in Bandadukka throughout excavation work carried out underneath the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme not too long ago. The relics had been found whereas digging trenches to put consuming water pipelines to close by properties.

Dr. Nandakumar Koroth, historian and school member at Nehru Arts and Science School, Kanhangad, confirmed that the rock-cut chamber and artefacts discovered on the website are vital remnants of the megalithic period.

Among the many objects recovered had been a black ware pot, 5 four-legged jars, pots of varied sizes, clay utensils resembling lids of huge vessels, an iron range stand with three assist stones, and iron instruments resembling penknives.

Notably, a number of bone fragments had been discovered intact — a uncommon incidence at such websites — indicating the potential presence of an air-sealed urn or burial jar beneath the soil. In line with Dr. Koroth, these cremated stays resemble these present in urn burials throughout South India and counsel that a big vessel might have preserved the bone fragments by stopping pure decomposition. Residents claimed the fragments had been positioned on the base of a large clay jar.

A close-by stone construction, domestically often known as Pathaya Kallu, can be believed to be a megalithic-era monument. Comparable burial chambers are recognized throughout the district by names akin to Pandava Guha, Peerangi Guha, Muniyara, Swamikundu, and Kalpatthayam.

What makes the invention exceptional is the truth that migrant staff employed underneath the Jal Jeevan Mission had been in a position to retrieve the burial chamber and its contents inside minutes, and with out inflicting any harm — an effort that usually takes expert archaeologists a number of days. The standard and sturdiness of the pottery might have contributed to its preservation.

All artefacts recovered from the positioning have been handed over to the Archaeology division for additional examination and scientific research.