Abstract
Kurumbranad was one of the important nadu in medieval kerala.it situated between Polanad and Kadathanad on the Malabarcoast. Kurumbranad was bordered by Akalapuzha in the east, Nairanithod in north, Arabian Sea in west, and Korapuzha in the south . Now Kurumbranad scattered to different taluk,the area of my study focused on the places of old Koyilandy Taluk. As a part of Malabar Kurumbranad also a focusing area of study. Many excavations have been carried out in Malabar then a part of the Madras Presidency since the beginning of the British era. These discoveries, which shed new light on the early history of Malabar, were led by British officials such as Babington, Todd, and Logan. Subsequent expeditions in the region were conducted on the basis of these earlier findings . As in many parts of Kerala, investigations related to the megalithic culture in this region progressed very slowly. In Kurumbranad taluk, a part of Malabar, systematic expeditions began only in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when K. J. John initiated such studies. Following this, excavations in several megalithic sites continued over the subsequent decades . Together, these efforts indicate a gradual but steady advancement in research on the megalithic culture.
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