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    Tamralipti: The ancient port of India

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    1994
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    Tripati, S.
    Rao, S.R.
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    Abstract
    The ocean played a great role in the lives of the coastal people. The exploitation of marine resources along the Indian coast dates back to the times of prehistoric man. Even the Neolithic and Megalithic people used the sea. In the early historical and medieval periods the development of ports and the overseas trade was possible because of sheltered bays and creeks. In order to facilitate trade and commerce there existed several ports on the river banks and estuaries in India which were navigable. In overseas trade and commerce, the ports on the east and west coast of India played a vital role since third millennium BC. Comparatively the geographical setting was found to be the most ideal for the development of trade for the Tamralipti port (22 degrees 20', 87 degrees 55') east coast of India. Other ports of Bengal, such as Satgaon and Sonargaon were also having overseas contacts with Ceylone, Java and Sumatra. In this paper, an attempt is made to synthesize archaeological, literary, epigraphic and numismatic evidences on the trade and commerce, boat-building technology and the causes for the decline of Tamtralipti.
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