Paiyampalli

Paiyampalli is a village in Tirupattur taluk of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 5 km east of Barugur and 8 km west of Natrampalli.[1] It is known for the excavation site in the region which has remains of neolithic and megalithic periods.[2] The excavations in the region carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India headed by Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao in the year 1964-65 and 1967-68.[3][4]

References
  1. "Iron in Ancient Tamilnadu — Paiyampalli" (pdf). National Metallurgical Laboratory. p. 96. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. Bhairabi Prasad Sahu (1 January 1988). From Hunters to Breeders: Faunal Background of Early India. Anamika Prakashan. pp. 199–. ISBN 978-81-85150-06-2.
  3. "Excavations carried out from 1950 to 2011". Archaeological Survey of India Chennai circle. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. "Excavations since Independence in Tamil Nadu". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 20 February 2014.


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