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Marine investigations in the Lakshadweep Islands, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Sila Tripati
Sila Tripati*
Affiliation:
Marine Archaeology Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004, India sil@csnio.ren.nic.in
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Abstract

The Lakshadweep Islands lie on the sea route between west Asia and Africa on the one hand and south Asia and the Far East on the other. In maritime history, these islands have played a vital role by providing shelter, fresh water and landmarks to navigators through the ages. Recent discoveries made during marine archaeological exploration and excavations in the Lakshadweep have revealed evidences of early settlement and shipwrecks. The findings suggest that the islands had been inhabited much before the early historical period.

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LakshadweeparchaeologypotteryexplorationBuddhismshipwrecks
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Antiquity , Volume 73 , Issue 282 , December 1999 , pp. 827 - 835
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1999

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