GS-1HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND ANCIENT MARITIME TRADE
Under One Percent Dug: How a Licence Dispute Froze India's Best Window on Indo-Roman Trade
On 19 October 2026 The Hindu carried an article by former Pattanam excavation director P.J. Cherian reviewing the site's findings, describing 2016 to 2026 as a lost decade for research and proposing an autonomous Pattanam Heritage Authority to resume and govern excavation. Former Pattanam excavations director P.J. Cherian highlighted the decade-long disruption in researching the ancient Indo-Roman port of Muziris, urging for…
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