Ancient History of Mel-akkam

The ancient history of Mel-akkam refers to the events both before and immediately after the unification of Mel-akkam. The "ancient period" in Mel-akkan history is generally considered to last from the foundation of Mehrgarh c. 7000 BCE to around 1900 CE, when the Indo-Aryans arrived from Central Asia.

Origins

Most scholars contend that the people who would eventually become the Mel-akkan Dravidians migrated from the Middle East during the early Neolithic period, arriving in modern-day Balochistan before 15000 BCE. According to both archeological records and oral traditions, the ancient proto-Dravidians lived as hunter-gatherers until around 7000 BCE. At this point, it appears that a group of proto-Dravidian hunter-gatherers began to adopt a settled, agricultural lifestyle in the newly-built town of Mehrgarh. According to Mel-akkan oral tradition, the settlement of Mehrgarh, referred to as the First Migration, was triggered by a prophecy from the Master of the Animals, a deity later dubbed "Pashupati" in reference to a similar Hindu deity. Archeologists instead cite the settlement of Mehrgarh as a part of a wider pattern of urbanisation and settlement throughout the Near East.

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