Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t12.18
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t12.18
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Production and sale of salt were major commercial activities in ancient Tamil country. The Caṅkam poems frequently refer to the production of salt along the coastal belt and its transport by wagon to the inland areas. Salt was exchanged for paddy in barter, their value being the same by volume.