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dc.contributor.authorTripati, S.
dc.contributor.authorRao, S.R.
dc.date.accessioned1995-07-24T10:06:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-30T01:56:27Z
dc.date.available1995-07-24T10:06:30Z
dc.date.available2017-09-30T01:56:27Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.identifier.citationStudies in History and Culture, vol.2(1); 1994; 33-38
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7445
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherJSHC
dc.relation.ispartofStud Hist Cult
dc.relation.isreferencedbyNON-SCI
dc.subjectOceanographic Support Services
dc.titleTamralipti: The ancient port of India
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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