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Pattanam
10.1565° N, 76.2090° E
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Pattanam is a village located in the Ernakulam District in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is located 2 km north of North Paravur, 6 km and East of Chendamangalam 25 km north of Kochi (Cochin).
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Site peak activity
1st century BCE–4th century CE
Jewish copper plate reference to Muziris/Kodungallur
1000 AD
Archaeological programme begins
2007
Tamil Brahmi rim inscription found
2010
Excavation season with Roman glass and Chola coins
2011
Field report citing Muziris identification
2013
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