Question

The Iron Age of the ancient Tamilakam is known as the :

• A. Neolithic Age
• B. Bronze Age
• C. Megalithic Age
• D. Vedic Age

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Megalithic Age

Megaliths

• "Megaliths" are big stones of different shapes, placed over graves in ancient Tamilakam.

• Remnants of iron tools and implements, earthenware, grains, and other objects used during that period have been found in such graves.

• Megaliths are evidences of the human life in ancient Tamilakam. Hence the period is known as the Megalithic Age. The Iron Age of the ancient Tamilakam is known as the Megalithic Age.