• MALATHI.G

The history of maritime trade contact Kongu Nadu played a vital role, through its resource and trade routes; it’s attracted by people of foreign countries especially Western side countries such as Roman, Greek and Arabians. This attraction turned into trade contact exchanged and their goods and coins with Kongu Nadu, products, it were evidencing by archaeological excavations. This paper deals about archaeological important sites in Kongu Nadu. Ancient Kongu had included modern towns of Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, Salem (excluding Rasipuram and Attur Taluk) and Palani. Beryl hoards was popularized by the common people of local region, and the highway and trade route also engaged in the tanning of mineral wealth. Beryl, Amethyst, Carnelian, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Ruby and Jasper were produced in the urban centres of Kongu. So the Kongu has been positioned a unique place in trade contact with entire India and foreign countries.

Trade, Highways, Beads, Maritime, Resource

"ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANT TOWNS OF KONGU NADU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.121-125, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901B18.pdf

"ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANT TOWNS OF KONGU NADU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp121-125, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901B18.pdf