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            | Article Name : |  |  | MALLACHANDIRAM - A UNIQUE MEGALITHIC BURIAL SITE WITH  HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE |  | Author Name : |  |  | Paranthaman S. |  | Publisher : |  |  | Ashok Yakkaldevi |  | Article Series No. : |  |  | ROR-7362 |  | Article : |  |  |  | Author Profile |  | Abstract : |  |  | Iron Age in Tamil Nadu succeeds Neolithic culture, where Black-and-Red ware became the most significant pottery type. In Tamil Nadu, Megalithic culture is considered and used as synonyms for Iron Age. |  | Keywords : |  |  | Neolithic culture,specific purpose,
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