Stone remembers what parchment forgets.
94.2%
Pallava-era Grantha inscriptions surviving intact past eight hundred years in active temple sites across Tamil Nadu.
+82 pts vs. palm-leaf
Granite inscription
94.2%
Copper-plate grant
61.8%
Palm-leaf manuscript
12.3%
Survival rate after 800 years — 2024 survey of 1,247 sites