Iron Excavation in Tamil Nadu

Recently, iron implements unearthed from excavations in Mayiladumparai in Tamil Nadu have revealed that the Iron Age in Tamil Nadu dates back 4,200 years.

  • Mayiladumparai is an important site with cultural material dating back between the Microlithic (30,000 BCE) and Early Historic (600 BCE) ages.
  • Before Mayiladumparai, the earliest evidence of the use of iron in Tamil Nadu was found at Mangadu near Mettur in the Salem region, dated to 1510 BCE.

About the Findings

  • The Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) dating by Beta Analytical Lab in Florida, US has established three important features –
  • Iron appeared in Tamil Nadu as early as 220 ....
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