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the lower-half of the deposit of the sturdy red ware, the Chinese Celadon Ware and Chola coins would date the site to the 10th-11th centuries AD. The coins bear the familiar Chola characteristics, viz., the standing king on one side and the seated goddess on the other. Besides, hundreds of small earthen lamps were picked up from this site which might indicate that the venue was probably that of the temple, though this needs further confirmation. Another important find in this area was the outer wall of Madilakam, on the south extremity of the village. The wall was found to be running in the east-west direction and probably extended up to the backwaters on the east.
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At Madilakam...the excavation revealed a 1.7 metres thick occupation overlying the natural sand. Several massive walls of laterite were exposed, one of which measuring 1.12 metres in breadth was traced to a length of 12 metres. The structure-complex seems to belong to the temple. The occurrence in
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granted licence to a non-profit trust to undertake excavations in Mathilakam. The first phase of the excavations was started with the opening of six trial trenches. The trust completed the trial excavations at Mathilakam in 2020.
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at Mathilakam in 1967. In the excavations conducted in 1970, an 8th-9th century AD foundation, structurally different from the standard Hindu temple foundations in shape, was revealed.
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Kerala State Archaeological Department conducted a field survey at Mathilakam in 2014. In 2020, the
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Mathilakam is generally identified by historians as the location of the medieval
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is said to have visited the temple before attaining
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