Udupi: 2,500-year-old burial cave found at Perampally


Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, May 22: A burial cave which is about 2,500 years old has been discovered in the district. It is located at Moodu Perampally in the city. A very old pot that was buried in this cave has been unearthed.

The land where the cave is found belongs to an individual. When he was levelling his land, he experienced unexpected caving of the earth in a part of his land. Pieces of an earthen pot came into the view of the locals who were present there. Archaeologists, who came to the spot after they got information, dug the earth and found the pot having been buried three feet below the earth.

The archaeologists have concluded that this earthen pot is about 2,500 years old. Nothing else other than ashes could be found from the site.

The practice of burying remnants of the burnt body and valuable belongings of deceased people like ornaments deep in the earth was in vogue thousands of years back in coastal Karnataka. Such burial caves were found here in the past too but this is said to be the first time that a full sized earthen pot has been found in the region. In the past, burial caves were found in Kannarpady, Korangrapady, Ambalpady, Hebri and Santhoor here.

Sometime back, relics that are about 2,000 years old, were found from nearby Shirva, Manchakal and Sooda. These types of pots are found to have been in use during the Stone Age at the beginning of 1,200 BC. Experts therefore believe that this finding is of importance and will help the archaeologists to undertake research work in their field. At that time, people used earthen pots of red and black colour as per records. As per ancient scriptures Shivalli village was ruled by Alupa lineage of kings during seventh century as per an edict.

The news about the finding of the burial cave soon took the shape of rumour about a treasure having been recovered from under the earth. Therefore curious people in large numbers rushed to have a view out of curiosity.

Sample of the ash found in the pot has since been sent to the laboratory of Deccan College at Pune for carbon dating test and additional studies. About 25 different types of pot pieces were also found at the spot. As per a guess, these may be the relics of the earthen pots used for burying pulses and corns which used to be filled in earthen pots and burnt along with the ashes. More details about the finding can be accurately said once laboratory report is received. On the face of it, only ashes were found from the spot, says archaeologist, Prof Murugeshi. 

  

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  • Sunil Dsouza, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    For people who don't know about radio carbon dating. The age of items can be assessed by measuring the Carbon isotope C14 levels in the items especially which contain vegetation matter. The lower the levels higher is the age. This can very accurately predict the age of items present.

    People who don't know science and technology should not simply blabber and argue on Archeologist's conclusion.

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  • Haneef, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Archeologists lost the mind balance here, 2500 years old pot and shining is he crazy 😜? Not more than 2 years ! Top of the pot neck still intact and no trace of melting.

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  • sense_Shetty, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    This is golmal ..The pot looks so fresh ..and just like yesterday .,

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  • Peter saldanha, Udupi

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Perampally is famous for making country liquor, they hide this liquor in clay pot or madka or tire tube and hide from police, I think Professor is not local he doesnt know history of Perampally. Pot look so new not 2500 years old.

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  • Navin Shetty, Manipal/ Bahrain

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Not a negative think, but I honestly believe that 2500 year old port surface shouldn't shine as it seen in this image.

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  • The Alpha, Bangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Does the carbon dating say the time when the pot was made?

    My understanding is that the clay used to make the pot could be 2500 years back?

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  • Praveen, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    see pot is machine made and same design is available now in market...

    dada avasthe marre... people are started fekugiri after 2014

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Some guys after having few quarters, may attempt to dig deeper/around to trace hiddern treasure!

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    come on 2500 years old looks like recent years of make in India product !!!

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  • Tilak, Shirva

    Tue, May 22 2018

    This is a significant find. Hope we csn establish where is the source or migration route of Dravidians like ourselves using this burial site. Also possible more ancient civilisation proofs are found nearbly.
    People building houses etc best to check if there are old vases or pottery equipments that could be used for archeological studies.

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  • Mathew, Kinnigoli/Dubai

    Tue, May 22 2018

    You are right. Pot looks like remnant of Harappan civilization

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  • Ivar, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    The pot has an embossed marking 'B.C.482', probably the manufacturing date!
    That is exactly 2500 years ago..

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Tue, May 22 2018

    If you look closely, you will see that it was prepared with a 3D-Printer...

    ... after downloading the blueprint from the Internet.

    As a BJP CM from the North said recently, India had Internet thousands of years ago.

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  • neil, uk

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Much older than some of the religions...... Point to ponder

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  • Ivar, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    It means human beings were living on earth well before they created God and religion!!

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  • vishwadeepak, mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    there it is!! other day i was searching for the missing kali pot after I got tight!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Price of this Property will crash because no one buys burial Grounds ...

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  • Matash, udupi

    Tue, May 22 2018

    I think The archaeologists name is Viju bhaiwala a friend of Chaiwala .... lol

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Forget 2500 years, this pot looks like fresh and used modern techinics to make, may due to land slide some house may be grounded few feet inside the land,
    people are making ulloos like bjp party

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Tue, May 22 2018

    THE POT LOOKS NOT THAT OLD WHICH NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE ANY DECLARATION

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  • JOHN, MANGALORE/JAPAN

    Tue, May 22 2018

    THEY INFORMED BCOZ THEY KNEW NOTHING IN IT!!! BEFORE 45 YEARS IN OUR PLACE IN KUDUPU THERE WERE PEOPLE. DURING CASHEW SEASON THEY USED TO DISTLL LIQUOR . BEFORE DISTILATION THEY USED TO KEEP CASHEWS AND JAGGERY IN A EARTHEN BIG POT FOR 30 DAYS OR SO. AND BURRY IN A PLACE INORDER TO AVOID THE VISION OF POLICE.

    HERE ALSO I THINK THIS IS THE SAME CASE. WHEN CASHEWS ROT AFTER FEW MONTHS THEY TOO BECOME ASH. FOR SURE THIS POT IS NOT MORE THAN 20 YEARS.. DURING 2500 YEARS BACK THE POTS WERE CARVED BY HUGE STONES!!!POT MAKING TECHNOLOGY WAS NOT THERE. AND THE MAN WAS LIVING A STONE AGE AADIVASI LIFE.

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  • NR, mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Pot looking as 25 days old. what ever it's land will be sale in High rate.

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  • ahmed, mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Modi pakaoda in that pot

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  • Jasun, Mumbai

    Tue, May 22 2018

    You will find Beef sukka also in the pot..

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  • Praveen, Mangalorean

    Tue, May 22 2018

    If you give beef we can prepare it ???????

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, May 22 2018

    These people are not FEKU's ...

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Let's hope this also doesn't turn out to be FAKE at the end of the day.

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  • Jasun, Mumbai

    Tue, May 22 2018

    This pot looks like 25 days old.... That too 3 feet depth. This may not be true...

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Tue, May 22 2018

    Appreciate the involvement of the archaeologists in the matter. Hopefully the lab will date the contents of the pot more accurately.

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  • Robin, Byndoor

    Tue, May 22 2018

    We also got such pots with pieces of bone and ashes when we are leveling our land to make farms some 30 years ago. The pots what we saw at that time is not as shining as this one. This shining pot may not be 2500 years old. The question is - whether the carbon dating technique tells the date of earth used to make that pot or the date of pot preparation or the date when ritual held ????

    ಈಗ ಯಾಕೆ ಈ ಘಟಂ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಲೆಕೆಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಅಲ್ವಾ ? ಈಗ ಏನಿದ್ರೂ ನಾಳೆಯ ಕುಮಾರಣ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಪಂಗಡದ ಘಟ್-ಬಂಧನ್ . ನಾಳೆಯ ನಾಟಕವನ್ನು ನೋಡಲು ಮರೆಯದಿರಿ….

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  • Sathish shetty, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2018

    You predicted and answered for all forthcoming questions from our secular readers in advance, congrats.

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