Porunai Archaeological Museum
On 18th May, 2023, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu laid the foundation for the ‘Porunai Museum’ project in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.
About the Project
- It would come up in Tirunelveli district near Reddiyarpatti hillock.
- The museum will showcase the artefacts collected at Porunai excavation sites.
- The museum will have three separate sections for exhibiting the artefacts recovered from Korkai, Sivakalai and Aditchanallur excavations.
- The museum will exhibit 2,617 artefacts artefacts that were collected at Sivakalai, Korkai and Adichanallur and artefacts that would be collected in the upcoming excavations.
- The artefacts includes utensils, terracotta, copper and iron tools, coins, burial urns, bangles, beads, ....