For over 20 years, archaeologists in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing clues to the region's ancient ...

CHENNAI – A groundbreaking archaeological excavation in Tamil Nadu is challenging existing global timelines for the Iron Age. Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting that iron-making in ...

Tamil Nadu has emerged as a crucial locus in the narrative of the Indian Iron Age, challenging long-held assumptions about the origins of metallurgy in the subcontinent. This discovery not only ...

Tamil Nadu Iron Age: Turkey was widely believed to be the first region in the world where iron was smelted and used, however a recent archeological discovery in Tamil Nadu has reignited the debate ...

Prior to the Iron Age findings in Sivagalai, excavations in Mayiladumparai and Krishnagiri revealed that iron was used in Tamil Nadu as early as 2,200 BCE (4,200 years ago). The report on these ...

our Hon’ble Chief Minister MK Stalin stated that the Iron Age began in Tamil Nadu and that the Tamil language dates back to that period. Additionally, our leader has expressed concerns that ...

Iron implements found in Tamil Nadu indicate that the Iron Age began here 5,300 years ago. Politicizing this fact does a disservice to archeology and the quest for truth.

The latest findings from Adichchanallur, Sivagalai, Mayiladumparai, Kilnamandi, Mangadu and Thelunganur sites have made local headlines such as "Did the Iron Age Begin in Tamil Nadu?" The age marks a ...