Alagankulam

settlement · 30 BC – 2099 AD

The ancient settlement associated with the modern village of Alagankulam on the Vaigai river in Tamil Nadu is thought to have been an ancient seaport though now positioned some 3 kilometers from the coast. The immediate area has produced local and imported ceramics (including Mediterranean amphorae and Roman potsherds), as well as fourth-century Roman coins.

Coordinates

9.35889, 78.97935

Also known as

Alagankulam, Aḻakaṉkuḷam (ta), அழகன்குளம் (ta)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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