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Clear filtersThe Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology has unearthed the complete skeletal remains of two Iron Age individuals at Thelunganur, close to Mettur Dam in Salem district. Among the iron objects recovered are a 1.9-metre spe...
The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) has identified a brick structure exposed in the Kollidam riverbed at Koogur near Lalgudi in Tiruchi district as a Sangam-period water regulation structure. It lies a...
The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has begun the third phase of underwater archaeological exploration off Poompuhar (Kaveripoompattinam) in Mayiladuthurai district, an ancient Chola-period port city. The work...
Excavations by the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) at Malayadipatti village in Tenkasi district have yielded a 5th-century Sangam-period hero stone inscription. It lay inside a stepped brick well used...
Tamil Nadu has raised its yearly allocation for archaeological surveys, excavations and underwater explorations from ₹7 crore to ₹10 crore. A modern archaeological laboratory will be built for ₹2 crore to analyse artefac...
IntroductionIn a major archaeological discovery affirming the advanced hydraulic engineering of ancient Tamil civilization, archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on 14 August 2026 identified a rare...
IntroductionTamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on 11 August 2026, laid the foundation stone for the ₹380 crore Keezhadi Phase 2 Site Museum and Research Centre at Keezhadi village, Sivaganga district. The museum...
IntroductionThe Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology, on 6 August 2026, announced the 'Muthamizh Marabu Thittam' (Mother Tamil Heritage Scheme) — a comprehensive ₹250 crore 10-year initiative to digitise, preserve, and p...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive archaeological breakthrough, the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) strictly and officially revealed fierce new findings from the 11th phase of excava...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive bureaucratic push to cement Tamil antiquity globally, Tamil Development Minister Rajmohan strictly and officially inspected the massive Keeladi excavation site and mu...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive archaeological triumph, the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) strictly and officially unearthed over 1,000 ancient artefacts from the massive Noyyal...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive archaeological triumph rewriting ancient chronologies, the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) strictly and officially unearthed phenomenal massive art...
