Question

Statement 1: Megaliths are a very important archaeological source of information of the Sangam age.
Statement 2: Land grants were also archaeological sources of the Sangam age.

• A. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
• B. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
• C. Both statements are false.
• D. Both statements are true.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both statements are true.

Thousands of copper plates and stone inscriptions have also been found within Tamilakam. Most of the inscriptions found here belong to the Chera, Chola, and Pandya rulers. These rulers used to give land grants to Brahmins. These land grants were recorded as inscriptions and kept in temples. The number of inscriptions increased as Brahmins moved from the north to the south and settled here. Not just rulers, even common people inscribed in memory of heroes who sacrificed their lives. Megaliths are also a very important archaeological source of information of the Sangam age. Most of our information about the people of that period is derived from their graves called megaliths because of the large stones that encircle them.