{"id":90442,"date":"2020-02-04T15:40:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T10:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=13448"},"modified":"2020-02-04T15:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T10:10:04","slug":"poompuharscientists-to-digitally-recreate-tamil-nadu-port-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/poompuharscientists-to-digitally-recreate-tamil-nadu-port-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Poompuhar:Scientists to digitally recreate Tamil Nadu port city"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched \u2018Project Digital Poompuhar\u2019 to recreate the Chola Dynasty port city,Poompuhar in Tamil Nadu.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Poompuhar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Poompuhar was once an ancient port city which served as the capital of the early Chola kings in Tamilakam.It is also mentioned in works of Sangam Tamil literature.<\/li><li>The port city flourished in inter-continental trade but shifted with time. Finally,it was re-established at the present location at the mouth of the river Cauvery around 3,000 years ago.<\/li><li>The shifts took place due to the continuous kadalkol or rising sea levels and the submergence of the delta.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/LgC3MReb4nBRkIifzfRcbsWUFeAcqAxmapAh4_8dFNpLtaOWmXFLhqY6S33ve6p3XPRIWqGsYafM3luRv7amQh0J7SzqQbH9f0rZpLlDEIj4T4_i7YtS-eQmLFIlhRhbIwFwV2bw\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The reconstruction of Poompuhar is a part of DST\u2019s Indian Digital Heritage(IDH) project.An exhibition of its first project \u2018Digital Hampi\u2019 is currently on display at the National Museum.<\/li><li>The project involves underwater surveys and photography by remotely operated vehicles and remote sensing-based geodynamic studies to bring out comprehensive information on the time series evolution and extinction.<\/li><li>It also involves the visualisation of geodynamic processes of the last 20,000 years like land subsidence, sea-level rise, Cauvery\u2019s migration, floods, tsunami, cyclones and erosion.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About India Digital Heritage Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India Digital Heritage is a unique initiative by the Department of Science and Technology(DST).<\/li><li>The initiative supports collaborative projects between researchers in the areas of Technology and Humanities for digital documentation and interpretation of our tangible and intangible heritage.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched \u2018Project Digital Poompuhar\u2019 to recreate the Chola Dynasty port city,Poompuhar in Tamil Nadu. Facts: About Poompuhar: Poompuhar was once an ancient port city which served as the capital of the early Chola kings in Tamilakam.It is also mentioned in works of Sangam Tamil literature. 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