A rare type of 13th century hero
stone, which was found inside a 2,500 year-old dolmen (a megalithic tomb), was discovered from near Palladam.
A team of archaeologists and historians attached to Tirupur-based Virarajendran Archaeological and Historical Research Centre, which discovered the hero stone during an explorative study in villages near Palladam, finds twin uniqueness in it. “Unlike the other hero stones found in the Kongu belt, there is a supplementary stone that been erected on the sides of the main hero stone during a later era.
The main stone here has been erected in 13th century in the memory of a hero who protected the grazing cattle from a tiger. The stone depicting the tiger that was pokilled by the hero, was installed only later in 17th century after the villagers of that era came to hear the story passed on through the generations,” S. Ravikumar, team leader, told Second uniqueness cited by the team members has been that the stones were found inside an ancient dolmen. “Inferences to the age of the stones have been made from the ornaments and the attires the hero wears and the style of architecture,” said Mr. Ravikumar
stone, which was found inside a 2,500 year-old dolmen (a megalithic tomb), was discovered from near Palladam.
A team of archaeologists and historians attached to Tirupur-based Virarajendran Archaeological and Historical Research Centre, which discovered the hero stone during an explorative study in villages near Palladam, finds twin uniqueness in it. “Unlike the other hero stones found in the Kongu belt, there is a supplementary stone that been erected on the sides of the main hero stone during a later era.
The main stone here has been erected in 13th century in the memory of a hero who protected the grazing cattle from a tiger. The stone depicting the tiger that was pokilled by the hero, was installed only later in 17th century after the villagers of that era came to hear the story passed on through the generations,” S. Ravikumar, team leader, told Second uniqueness cited by the team members has been that the stones were found inside an ancient dolmen. “Inferences to the age of the stones have been made from the ornaments and the attires the hero wears and the style of architecture,” said Mr. Ravikumar
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