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Pre-historic period

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                  Pre-historic period Palaeolithic For most of the  Lower Palaeolithic  stage, pre-modern humans lived close to river valleys with sparse forest cover or in grassland environments. The population density was very low and so far only two localities of this lower Palaeolithic culture have been found in  south India . [3]  Pre-modern humans in South India, belonging to the species of  Homo erectus , lived in this primitive 'old stone age' (Palaeolithic) for quite a long time, using only crude implements such as  hand axes  and choppers and subsisting as  hunter-gatherers . [4] In  Attirampakkam , archaeologists from the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education excavated ancient stone tools which suggests that a humanlike population existed in the Tamil Nadu region somewhere around 300,000 years before  homo sapiens  arrived from Africa. [5] [6] A discovery...
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History Of Tamilnadu

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            HISTORY OF TAMILNADU The region of  Tamil Nadu  or  Tamilakam , in the southeast of modern  India , shows evidence of having had continuous human habitation from 15,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE. [1] [2]  Throughout its history, spanning the early  Upper Paleolithic  age to modern times, this region has coexisted with various external cultures. The three ancient Tamil dynasties namely  Chera ,  Chola , and  Pandya  were of ancient origins. Together they ruled over this land with a unique culture and language, contributing to the growth of  some of the oldest extant literature  in the world. [ citation needed ]  These three dynasties were in constant struggle with each other vying for hegemony over the land. Invasion by the  Kalabhras during the 3rd century disturbed the traditional order of the land, displacing the three ruling kingdoms. These occupiers we...
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