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Two burial urns unearthed near Palani

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A burial urn, belonging to the megalithic period, excavated at south Lachalaipatti in Palani taluk.

PALANI, OCT. 31. Villagers of south Lachalaipatti near Neikarapatti town in Palani taluk excavated two earthen burial urns belonging to the Megalithic period, on Friday.

The four-foot high urns were found in an agricultural field.

While digging his field, a farmer found the first urn. He dug in three different places in his field and found the others. The urns were tightly covered with stone caps. Stones were kept around for support.

The mouth of the urns was facing east. When contacted, A. Periasamy, curator, government museum at Palani said such urns, belonging to 3 B.C. and 3 AD, were widely used in Dindigul, Madurai, Thirunelveli and Coimbatore districts. Villagers described the vessel as `Pandu' kuzhi.

``We excavated a large-size burial urn at Othaiyur in Dindigul taluk and displayed it in the museum''. Sometimes, urn would contain small pots, precious stones, coins and small knives. He would excavate the area after obtaining clearance from the district administration.

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