tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023809150725835717.post9155676702348571126..comments2023-11-05T01:05:38.453-08:00Comments on chespeak: A Landmark: 2500-year-old Canoe Found in MakotaiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08922847649122074587noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023809150725835717.post-963043446693131362008-07-26T05:51:00.000-07:002008-07-26T05:51:00.000-07:00Banta Singh Says:i must congratulate the author fo...Banta Singh Says:<BR/><BR/>i must congratulate the author for writing such a nice article. i have my doubts, is it the same Dr Narayanan who was involved in the corruption charges and misappropration of funds and was removed from the post of chairman ichr. if yes then what he is trying to teach us first he should clean his own image.<BR/><BR/>courtesy:globalcomment.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922847649122074587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023809150725835717.post-53812675636610903942008-07-26T05:50:00.000-07:002008-07-26T05:50:00.000-07:00James Stanhope says:A few quick thoughts regarding...James Stanhope says:<BR/><BR/>A few quick thoughts regarding N. P. Chekkutty’s article on the port of Makotai as a site for evidence of ancient globalization:<BR/><BR/>To YaleGlobal’s mention of voluntary migration/trade as the impetus for ancient globalization, could be added involuntary exile and diaspora, especially of the ancient Jews from Palestine to Babylonia (now Iraq) in the 6th century B.C.E. I assume this 6th-century “Babylonian Captivity” of the Jews is what Mr. Chekkutty is referring to when he mentions the Jewish “Exodus” as the source for the ancient Jewish presence in Makotai. Jewish exiles who had been settled in Babylonia could well have engaged in trade with the south Indian coast. Thus, when the Persians annexed Babylonia in 539 B.C.E. and also favored the Jewish community there, an already-established Jewish trade with India might have been supported by the Persian government, especially as the Persian Empire moved eastward and annexed territory on both banks (I think) of the Indus River. At any rate, by 51-52 C.E., there was a well-established Jewish community in Kerala which St. Thomas, one of Jesus’s disciples, visited and made conversions to the cult of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, creating the Indian Christian sect called “Nazrani” or ‘Nazarenes,’ according to ancient Nazrani tradition in Kerala.<BR/><BR/>These are just some thoughts on how not only voluntary but also involuntary migration can contribute to globalization, as it might have in 6th-century B.C.E. southwest Asia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922847649122074587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1023809150725835717.post-20366605212268524352008-01-14T19:36:00.000-08:002008-01-14T19:36:00.000-08:00PJ Cherian,director,KCHR, writes in an email:Yes, ...PJ Cherian,director,KCHR, writes in an email:<BR/><BR/>Yes, those early globalization tendencies had a definite role in the making of our composite culture. <BR/>It was interesting to read MGS comments - he was positive about the work we were doing there. What he said about Roman amphora pottery is yet to be clarified by experts. Preliminary observation is that it could be from south Italy and could belong even to 2 BC, the beginnings of the great Roman Empire. An archeologist from Israel said some of the sherds could be of the Nebatian culture, of the present day Jordan region, which florished before 2 BC. Authentication is awaited.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922847649122074587noreply@blogger.com