Early stage of mahabalipuram ?

Its is an ancient historic town and wad a buslling seaport during the time of
peripulus ( 1st century CE )Ptolemy ( 140 CE ) Ancient indian traders who went to
counties of south east asia sailed from the seaport of mahabalipuram pallava
Dynasty ruled from 3rd century to 9th century CE and used the port for trade to
srilanka and south east asia
Narashimhavarman victory In AD 642 over the 642 over the chalukyan period ,
chalukyan king Pulakesin II
Brown says that pallava bring bck the Aritists and sculptors
During the pallava period , excavation held Megalithis , burial urns , caires circles
they confirmed the christian era ruled the land before