india, the malabar coast, in modern day kerala. in 2007, scene of a spectacular archaeological discovery believed to be the site of the lost ancient port muziris. archaeologist professor p. j. cherian is leading excavations. we started our excavations in 2007, and so far, we have 61 trenches. that is 1,000-square-meter area. from the excavations at muziris, hundreds of thousands of pottery fragments have been found, thousands of which are
archaeological discovery believed to be the site of the lost ancient port muziris. archaeologist professor p.j. cherian is leading excavations. we started our excavations in 2007, and so far, we have 61 trenches. that is 1,000-square-meter area. from the excavations at muziris, hundreds of thousands of pottery fragments have been found, thousands of which are clearly from the mediterranean world, particularly wine amphora, that s wine containers, on a scale that eclipses most other sites in india. muziris was the center of a thriving global trade in luxury goods that stretched from europe to china.