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 ...

Explore the socio-political realities of south India through Nirmala Lakshman's insightful portrayal of Tamil Nadu's history ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tamil Nadu’s iron artefacts may predate Turkey's Anatolia, reshaping early Iron Age history. The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and ...