Puhar (Poompuhar) — Buried Wharf North (Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu)
Puhar Wharf N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu, Poompuhar, Puhar, India
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About Puhar (Poompuhar) — Buried Wharf North (Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu)
Puhar (Poompuhar) — Buried Wharf North (Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu) in Tamil Nadu, Poompuhar, Puhar, India is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 25.1 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 5 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1104 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1911
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1523 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
11.1400° N · 79.8500° E · 5 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Puhar (Poompuhar) — Buried Wharf North (Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu) — insula with stratified deposits
11.1422° N · 79.8490° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Puhar (Poompuhar) — Buried Wharf North (Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu) — street with stratified deposits
11.1424° N · 79.8525° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Puhar (Poompuhar) — Buried Wharf North (Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu) — workshop with stratified deposits
11.1378° N · 79.8505° E