Sangam-period Cuisine and Trade in Tamilakam (c. 300 BCE–300 CE)

1. Tamil-Brahmi writing appears on caves and goods

   Jan 1, 300 BCELabels: Tamil-Brahmi

   • TN Archaeology
   • ASI

2. Ashoka’s Rock Edict names Tamil polities

   Jan 1, 257 BCELabels: Ashoka, Maurya Empire

   • Puratattva
   • Britannica

3. Sangam literary culture takes recognizable shape

   Jan 1, 100 BCELabels: Sangam literature

   • Britannica
   • Sangam Lit

4. Arikamedu emerges as an Indo-Roman trade hub

   Jan 1, 100 BCELabels: Arikamedu

   • Arikamedu
   • AJA

5. Pearl-fishing port of Korkai anchors Pandyan trade

   Jan 1, 50 BCELabels: Korkai, Pandya Kingdom

   • Korkai
   • IRJT

6. Periplus describes Muziris and western-coast trade

   Jan 1, 50Labels: Periplus

   • Periplus
   • Periplus Text

7. Greco-Roman writers highlight pepper’s value

   Jan 1, 77Labels: Pliny the

   • Pliny
   • Muziris

8. Pattinappālai portrays Puhar’s port markets and feasts

   Jan 1, 150Labels: Pattinapp lai, Puhar

   • Pattinappalai
   • Poombuhar

9. Ptolemy’s Geography lists South Indian ports

   Jan 1, 150Labels: Ptolemy

   • Ptolemy
   • Periplus

10. Muziris Papyrus records a major pepper cargo loan

    Jan 1, 150Labels: Muziris Papyrus

    • Oxford OUP
    • ANL

11. Indo-Pacific bead industry signals multi-port exchange

    Jan 1, 200Labels: Indo-Pacific beads

    • Arikamedu
    • AJA

12. Sangam-era networks give way to post-Sangam transformations

    Jan 1, 300Labels: Post-Sangam

    • Tamil Chron
    • Sangam Lit