• J.BASKAR

Pottery, also called ceramics the conception of objects, primarily cooking or storage vessels, made out of wet clay and then hardened by firing in the kiln which was one of the first functional arts to emerge during the stone age. Ceramics for an archaeologist represents the source material, which is sturdy and most widely used and easily obtainable from the sites of Porto Historic period, Early historical period and historical periods. In India it is considered as one of the most iconic rudiments of traditional art. During the chalcolithic period, mainly Indus Valley Civilization, pottery became the most inevitable item for the people though the prehistoric period in India shows the origin of pottery. The main raw material used to craft pottery is clay which is abundantly available in the Indian subcontinent. The source and history of ceramic industry in ancient tamil nadu has great antiquity. This article covers the craftsmanship of pottery and the material culture of different type of pottery existing during the early historical period of tamilnadu known from archaeological excavations.

Pottery, Early Historical Culture, Ceramics

"Facets of ceramics in early historical period of Tamilnadu - A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.326-339, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906F54.pdf

"Facets of ceramics in early historical period of Tamilnadu - A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp326-339, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906F54.pdf