When jingoism reigns supreme, science takes a backseat. The recent announcement by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin that Iron Age ...
Regarding the question of the Iron Age in India, recent evidence from Tamil Nadu marks a significant shift. The majority of sites now date to the mid-third millennium BCE, which has opened new ...
Recent Radiometric Dates from Tamil Nadu’ in Chennai, Stalin said he was making the remarkable anthropological announcement, not only to India but to the whole world, that the “Iron Age began ...
Iron Age in Tamil Nadu may have begun around 3,345 BCE, a thousand years earlier than previously believed, new carbon dating from burial urns in Sivagalai reveals. This challenges the notion that ...
Tamil Nadu's archaeological milestones in 2025 include the discovery of the Indus Valley script and ancient iron usage.
Recent radiometric dates from Tamil Nadu’, authored by K. Rajan and R. Sivanantham, Mr. Stalin said: “The Iron Age began on Tamil soil!”. He went on to cite carbon dating results from ...
Chief Minister M K Stalin declared that the history of the Indian subcontinent can 'no longer overlook Tamil Nadu but must begin here.' ...
Recent carbon dating of samples from burial urns in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district suggests the Iron Age could well have begun in the state. As per the study, Iron Age began at least 1,000 years ...
With recent findings on the Iron Age creating excitement among archaeologists and scholars worldwide, Tamil Nadu has charted ...
The Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department is planning extensive excavations at Korkai, the ancient port city of the Pandyan ...
Beyond the political theatrics, the report reflects the hard work of archaeologists. It deserves open-minded academic scrutiny.