Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s14.t3.1

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Uraiyur, now a suburb of Tiruchirapalli town on the south bank of the river Cauvery, was the most ancient capital of the Cōḻas and was a flourishing city during the Caṅkam Age. Since it has been under continuous occupation, it is highly disturbed and has very few open spaces. Excavations in limited areas at different locations were carried out by Mahalingam during 1965-69 and a report on them was published by Raman in 1988.⁵