How do we know that Arikamedu was a Roman trading settlement in India?

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Arikamedu was a coastal town of Indian territory. It was famous for bead-making and ivory-crafting. It is well-known that Arikamedu was a Roman trading settlement in India and this is evident from the fact that large number of Roman pottery including jars, vases and gold coins are found after excavation. Along with this ruins of some warehouse, believed to have been a a store-house of imported Roman goods has also been unearthed.

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