Arikamedu | Pondicherry | Don't visit alone | Lonely place & Haunting | Thrill seekers | 1 day Visit
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- Arikamedu | Pondicherry | Don't visit alone | Lonely place & Haunting | Thrill seekers | 1 day Visit | Seashore | Fishing Village
Arikamedu is an archaeological site in Southern India, in Kakkayanthope, Ariyankuppam Commune, Puducherry. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the capital, Pondicherry of the Indian territory of Puducherry.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler 1945, and Jean-Marie Casal conducted archaeological excavations there in 1947-1950. The site was identified as the port of Podouke, known as an "emporium" in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and Ptolemy. Digs have found Amphorae, Arretine ware, Roman lamps, glassware, glass and stone beads, and gems at the site.
Based on these excavations, Wheeler concluded that the Arikamedu was a Greek (Yavana) trading post that traded with Rome, starting during the reign of Augustus Caesar, and lasted about two hundred years-from the late first century BCE to the first and second centuries CE.
Subsequent investigation by Vimala Begley from 1989 to 1992 modified this assessment, and now place the period of settlement from the 2nd century BCE to the 8th century CE.
Significant findings at Arikamedu include numerous Indo-Pacific beads, which facilitated fixing the period of its origin. Red and black ceramics-known as megalithic stones or Pandukal in Tamil meaning "old stones" and used to mark graves-have existed at the site even prior to dates of the trading post, and also in later periods.
Arikamedu is a coastal fishing village, under the Ariankuppam Panchayat, on the southeastern coast of India, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Pondicherry, on the Pondicherry-Cuddalore road.
It was originally a French colonial town. It is located on the bank of the Ariyankuppam River (for most part of the year the river is considered a lagoon), also known as Virampattinam River, which forms the northern outlet of the Gingee River as it joins the Bay of Bengal. As the site is located at the bend of the river it provides protection to sea-going vessels that dock there. The site has been subject to extensive archaeological excavations.
The archaeological site is spread over an area of 34.57 acres (13.99 ha) and has been under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India since 1982.
The first mention about Arikamedu was in 1734, in a communication from the Consul of the Indo-French colony of Pondicherry. It informed the French East India Company that villagers were extracting old bricks from the Virampattinam.
The earliest mention of the Arikamedu archaeological site was by Le Gentil of France, who the King of France had assigned to observe notable astronomical occurrences in the world. Gentil, after visiting Arikamedu, confirmed the earlier report of the Consul of the Indo-French colony.
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If you search long enough, you will find colored stones, mostly from the ancient trade goods...my bracelet is 2000 years old. This was a Chola and Pandya port. Dont travel alone though..go in group. Locals use it as drinking spot etc.
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Nice information
Be careful bhai while going to this kind of places..... Good effort.... Take care Bhai
Sure da. Do visit some time if possible, absolutely fantastic place!
Every Effort is Appreciable Bhai - I will visit for sure, Thanks
Thank you so much.
Going for sure machi!!!
You bet!!!
Hello brother athu enga area anga la payala irukkathu anga neraya peru varuvanga adu madu meika varuvanga
Polam nu irunthen. But now........ it's scary bro..
Just try bro. Offbeat location. You will have good experience
😂😂😂 yenga area tha bro ethuu
pls speak english or hindi!
Definitely. Will do in the next upcoming videos