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SUTTUKENI Latitude and Longitude:

12°00′57″N 79°40′34″E / 12.015702650°N 79.676175654°E / 12.015702650; 79.676175654
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12°00′57″N 79°40′34″E / 12.015702650°N 79.676175654°E / 12.015702650; 79.676175654

Suttukeni
Suthukeni
town
Suttukeny jewellery, from the 2nd century BCE, at the Musée Guimet.
Suttukeny jewellery, from the 2nd century BCE, at the Musée Guimet.
Country  India
State Puducherry
DistrictPondicherry
Languages
 • Official French, Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 ( IST)
Vehicle registrationPY
Nearest city Pondicherry
Lok Sabha constituency Puducherry
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMannadipet

Suttukeni is a village near Katterikuppam (Tamil: காட்டேறிக்குப்பம்) in Puducherry, in southeastern India. It is the location of a megalithic site. [1] It seems to have been active in trade with Arikamedu. [1] Jewellery from Suttukeny, dated to the 2nd century BCE, is on display at the Musée Guimet in Paris.

References

  1. ^ a b "ARIKAMEDU". Government of Puducherry. Retrieved 9 June 2018.