Ariyannur Umbrellas

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Ariyannur Umbrellas
Native name
അരിയന്നൂർ കുടക്കല്ല് (Malayalam)
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A view of three umbrella stones
Location Thrissur, Kerala
Governing body Archaeological Survey of India
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Location of Ariyannur Umbrellas in Kerala

Ariyannur Umbrellas is a prehistoric Megalith burial site situated in Ariyannur in Kandanassery Panchayat of Thrissur District of Kerala. Archaeological Survey of India in 1951 declared it as a centrally protected monument. The site has six umbrella stones or mushroom stones, locally called Kudaikkallu. Of them, four are intact and two are partially broken. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] .
These are part of the larger Kudakkallu Parambu complex which is believed to be from ~2000 BCE.

References

  1. "ARIYANNUR UMBRELLAS". ASI Thrissur Circle. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. "ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES". go-kerala.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. "History". Culturalcapitalofkerala. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  4. "Students prepare manual on flora". The Hindu . 4 March 2005. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  5. A Survey Of Kerala History. A Sreedhara Menon. 2007. ISBN   9788126415786 . Retrieved 9 June 2013.

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