Pattanam Excavation - Mathrubhumi

The article by Dr P J Cherian and C S Meenakshi in Mathrubhumi talks about the Pattanam excavations,history revealed by the town, the daily routines of the mine, and the future of the mining land. The authentic and powerful gateway to the commercial history of the Kerala coast is the land called Pattanam. Excavations in the area have yielded rich evidence beyond mere clues. Today, the story of millennia is marked on the town's timeline. The seals of five historical periods, from the 10th century to the present day, were buried in the soil here.

Multi-disciplinary archaeological investigations carried out by the Kerala Research Council (KCHR) since 2007 indicate that Pattanam, which is seven km from Kodungallur,lying in the south, may be the actual port town of Muziris, as widely mentioned in the literature and travelogues of the period 100 BCE–300 CE, which has mysteriously disappeared without settlement.