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A Study of the Umbrella Stones in Kerala
Umbrella Stones have been portrayed as a distinct regional type among the Megalithic monuments in India. It is often regarded as a ‘type monument’ of the Megalithic culture of Kerala. These are locally known as Kudakal or Kotakal and sites like Kodakalluparambu are often denoted by this name as in t...
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Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology
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| 100 | |a Jenee Peter |9 87190 | ||
| 245 | |a A Study of the Umbrella Stones in Kerala | ||
| 260 | |b Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology | ||
| 300 | |b 3: 2015 | ||
| 520 | |a Umbrella Stones have been portrayed as a distinct regional type among the Megalithic monuments in India. It is often regarded as a ‘type monument’ of the Megalithic culture of Kerala. These are locally known as Kudakal or Kotakal and sites like Kodakalluparambu are often denoted by this name as in the case of. These are burial monuments of the Iron Age. They are unique in shape as well as in the style of construction. Umbrella Stones are monuments built over urn burials and are confined to certain geographic locales in the western coast of peninsular India particularly the lateritic plateaus in the midlands of Kerala. A specific study of the Umbrella Stones is attempted in this paper. It brings forth certain cultural specificities and regional preferences of the Megalithic communities in Kerala. The paper also deals with the colonial and post-colonial discourses on Umbrella Stones. It shows how Babington translated the local name ‘KodeyKull’ as ‘Hat Stone’ instead of ‘Umbrella Stone’. Since the antiquarian researches in British Malabar in nineteenth century by Babington and Logan, the Umbrella Stones have received a sustained interest from social scientists including archaeologists. | ||
| 650 | |a MEGALITHIC; |a IRON AGE; |a SYMBOLISM; |a TYPOLOGY |9 87191 | ||
| 856 | |u http://10.26.1.76/ks/007317.pdf | ||
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