Chaitya Arch Facade South
Chaitya Arch Facade South Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu, India
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About Chaitya Arch Facade South
Chaitya Arch Facade South in Tamil Nadu, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Local Neolithic site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple-complex traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Chaitya Arch Facade South
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
10.8006° N · 77.7049° E · 201 m · 3 mapped features
Chaitya Arch Facade South — Principal Feature
structurePrimary temple-complex feature at Chaitya Arch Facade South
10.8014° N · 77.7057° EChaitya Arch Facade South — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Chaitya Arch Facade South
10.7999° N · 77.7043° EChaitya Arch Facade South — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Chaitya Arch Facade South
10.8017° N · 77.7039° E