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  2. Tamil inscriptions - Wikipedia

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    Tamil script dating to 500 BCE found at Kodumanal, Chennimalai near Erode, Tamil Nadu [9] [10] Punch-marked coins of 5th century BCE found at Karur, on the bank of river Amaravathi, is located at 78 km from Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu [11] Ancient Pottery dating back to the 4th century BCE have been discovered off shore by marine archaeologists ...

  3. Agriculture in ancient Tamil country - Wikipedia

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    Paddy fields in present-day Tamil Nadu. Among the five geographical divisions of the Tamil country in Sangam literature, the Marutam region was the most fit for cultivation, as it had the most fertile lands. [2] The prosperity of a farmer depended on getting the necessary sunlight, seasonal rains and the fertility of the soil.

  4. Manure - Wikipedia

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    For instance, sheep manure is high in nitrogen and potash, while pig manure is relatively low in both. Horses mainly eat grass and a few weeds, so horse manure can contain grass and weed seeds, as horses do not digest seeds as cattle do. Cattle manure is a good source of nitrogen as well as organic carbon. [3]

  5. G. Nammalvar - Wikipedia

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    Nammazhvar was born in 1938 in the village of Elangadu in Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu.He graduated from Annamalai University with a B.Sc degree in Agriculture. In 1963, he began working for the Agricultural Regional Research Station, a government organisation in Kovilpatti, as a scientist, conducting trials on spacing and manure levels of various chemical fertilizers in cotton and millet crops.

  6. Economy of ancient Tamil country - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological excavations at many sites in Tamil Nadu including Arikamedu, Kodumanal, Kaveripumpattinam and Alagankulam, have yielded a variety of artifacts belonging to the Sangam era, such as various types of pottery and other items including black and red ware, rouletted ware, Russet coated ware, brick walls, ring wells, pits, industrial ...

  7. Chettiar - Wikipedia

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    Chettiar (also spelt as Chetti and Chetty) is a title used by many traders, weaving, agricultural and land-owning castes in South India, especially in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. [1] [2] [3] [4]

  8. Kuruvai - Wikipedia

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    Kuruvai, also known as "short-term" in Tamil, are the crops grown in cauvery Delta of Tamil Nadu state in India.The crops that are grown in this delta are mostly paddy and the health of these crops and the eventual livelihood of these farmers are extremely dependent on abundant flow of water on the Cauvery river.

  9. Pallar - Wikipedia

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    The Pallar, who prefer to be called Mallar, are an agricultural community from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.The Pallars traditionally inhabited the fertile wetland area referred to as Marutham in the literary devices of the Sangam landscape.