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Award for our faculty member

Faculty Award

Jenee Peter, Department of History, Union Christian College won the award for the best paper at the recently concluded two-day national seminar on Cultural Heritage of Kerala: Some Dimensions organized by the Centre for Heritage Studies (CHS). The cash prize from Indian Society of Authors (InSA), New Delhi and memento from CHS were given by Justice K.Sukumaran in the presence of Dr T.P Sankrankutty Nair, Director General CHS and the Dean Prof. Rema Rajan.

The paper ‘Umbrella Stones of Kerala: Hierarchies and Mortuary Variability’ is a study of archaeological evidence from hundred Umbrella Stones from six districts of Kerala collected over a period of ten years. Umbrella Stones are unique megalithic burial monuments and is the most popular symbol of the archaeology of Kerala. The megalithic culture of Kerala ranges between c.900 BCE to c 1000 C.E. spanning a broad period of two millennia but, majority of the sites date to the Late Iron Age. The introduction of Iron in Kerala and the agrarian expansion into coastal regions of south west India was coeval with the late phase of the megalithic culture.

The construction of Umbrella stone and its erection in the burial context involve higher level of technology and skilled labour for careful selection of raw material, selection of location based on visibility and other factors. There is also evidence of ancient quarries, and use of iron tools in its construction. This mortuary variability is not confined to Umbrella stones but still indicates the existence of social hierarchy in certain geographic locales within Kerala particularly the lateritic plains and the midlands of Kerala. The monument could point to social hierarchy/complexity, determined by local cultural choice or determined by environmental aspects such as resource availability as well as access to technology and labour. It may point to ethnic diversities within the megalithic society.

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Email : ucc@uccollege.edu.in

News

Award for our faculty member

Posted 8 years ago       Comments

Award for our faculty member

Faculty Award

Jenee Peter, Department of History, Union Christian College won the award for the best paper at the recently concluded two-day national seminar on Cultural Heritage of Kerala: Some Dimensions organized by the Centre for Heritage Studies (CHS). The cash prize from Indian Society of Authors (InSA), New Delhi and memento from CHS were given by Justice K.Sukumaran in the presence of Dr T.P Sankrankutty Nair, Director General CHS and the Dean Prof. Rema Rajan.

The paper ‘Umbrella Stones of Kerala: Hierarchies and Mortuary Variability’ is a study of archaeological evidence from hundred Umbrella Stones from six districts of Kerala collected over a period of ten years. Umbrella Stones are unique megalithic burial monuments and is the most popular symbol of the archaeology of Kerala. The megalithic culture of Kerala ranges between c.900 BCE to c 1000 C.E. spanning a broad period of two millennia but, majority of the sites date to the Late Iron Age. The introduction of Iron in Kerala and the agrarian expansion into coastal regions of south west India was coeval with the late phase of the megalithic culture.

The construction of Umbrella stone and its erection in the burial context involve higher level of technology and skilled labour for careful selection of raw material, selection of location based on visibility and other factors. There is also evidence of ancient quarries, and use of iron tools in its construction. This mortuary variability is not confined to Umbrella stones but still indicates the existence of social hierarchy in certain geographic locales within Kerala particularly the lateritic plains and the midlands of Kerala. The monument could point to social hierarchy/complexity, determined by local cultural choice or determined by environmental aspects such as resource availability as well as access to technology and labour. It may point to ethnic diversities within the megalithic society.

 jenee

 


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