Kolkata 2011 - Abstract V. Selvakumar

V. SELVAKUMAR Tamil University, Thanjavur Internal Trade and Exchange Network and the Ports of Ancient Tamizhakam The southern part of the peninsular India, otherwise known as Ancient Tamizhakam in the Early Historic period (ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE), comprised the modern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This region witnessed brisk cultural and commercial activities in the Early Historic period as part of the Indian Ocean trade and exchange processes. Numerous commercial and port towns such a..