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Archaeological Discoveries
த ொல்லியல் கண்டுபிடிப்புகள்
Site No Excavation Site District Year
1 Korkai Tuticorin 1968 – 1969
2 Panchalankuruchi Tuticorin 1968 – 1969
3 Vasavasamudram Kanchipuram 1969 – 1970
4 Anaimalai Coimbatore 1969 – 1970
5 Pallavamedu Kanchipuram 1970 – 1971
6 Karur Karur 1973 – 1979, 1994 – 1995
7 Panayakulam Dharmapuri 1979 – 1980
8 Boluvampatti Coimbatore 1979 – 1980, 1980 – 1981
9 Kovalanpottal Madurai 1980 – 1981
10 Thondi Ramanathapuram 1980 – 1981
Place : Korkai , Tutrikorin . 1
Year of Excavation : 1968 – 1969

Location : It is a small village in Srivaikuntam Taluk of Tuticorin district at a

distance of 3 km to the north of the river Tamaraparani.

Importance in History :
1. The site is referred to in Tamil Sangam literature,
2. It is considered to be an important port of pearl fishery.

Excavation Findings :
1. Soaking jars
2. Inscribed potsherds bearing Tamil Brahmi letters assignable, to 300 BCE to
200 CE were also found.
3. Charcoal samples dating to 785 BCE.
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Place : Panchalankurichi, Tuticorin.
Year of Excavation : 1968 – 1969

Location : It is situated in Ottappidaram taluk of Tuticorin District

Importance in Ancient History : Panchalankurichi was the capital of

the Nayaka chief, Vira Pandya Kattabomman

Excavation Findings :
It found out the remnants of the palace of Kattabomman.
Place : Vasavasamudram, Kanchipuram 3
Year of Excavation : 1969 – 1970

Location : is a coastal village in Kanchipuram district and lies eleven miles south
of Mamallapuram, and north of Vayalur

Importance in Ancient History : The exploration revealed conical jars and neck of
an amphorae and proves the fact that this site had trade contacts with Rome
during 1stand 2ndcentury CE.

Excavation Findings :
1. Ring wells
2. Potteries of the kind rouletted ware, amphorae, red ware, red slipped ware,
black slipped ware and brown ware etc.
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Place : Anaimalai , Coimbatore district
Year of Excavation : 1969– 1970

Location : The excavations were carried out in Manamboli, a village in the Anamalai
Hills

Importance in History : This excavation has thrown more light on burial type and the
burial antiquities.

Excavation Findings : These objects found were knife and red and black pottery ware
and they date to megalithic period. (1000 BCE to 300 CE).
Place : Pallavamedu , Kanchipuram 5
Year of Excavation : 19670– 1971

Location : Pallavamedu is a mound situated at the outskirts of Kanchipuram

Importance in Ancient History : it is traditionally believed to contain relics of the

Pallavas.

Excavation Findings :
1. The present excavation revealed three periods of occupation.
2. The findings are related to the Pallava rule of this region from 6thto 9thcentury CE.
Place : Karur 6
Year of Excavation : 1973 – 1979, 1994 – 1995

Location : Karur is situated about 70 km from Tiruchirappalli town

Importance in Ancient History : It was regarded as an important trade centre

in ancient tamilnadu.

Excavation Findings :
1. The important findings are several potsherds with Tamil-Brahmi
inscriptions assignable to the beginning of the Common era.
2. The inscribed potsherds were found along with Roman Amphorae and
rouletted ware of Mediterranean origin.
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Place : Panayakulam, Dharmapuri
Year of Excavation : 1979 – 1980

Location : The excavation site is situated about 4 km from Papparapatti on

the way to Panayakulam in Dharmapuri district

Importance in History : proves the continuous occupation of the site from

3rdcentury CE to 13 thcentury CE.

Excavation Findings : antiquities like potsherds, terracotta figurines, bones,

and bricks. Terracotta figurines are assignable to 8thcentury CE.
Place : Boluvampatti, Coimbatore 8
Year of Excavation : 1979 – 1980, 1980 – 1981

Location : The village is situated on the west bank of river Kanchi popularly known as river
Noyyal, a tributary of the river Cauvery.

Importance in Ancient History : The terracotta seal with the royal emblem of a bow and a
seated tiger, along with an inscription of 7th century CE characters.

Excavation Findings :
1. 50 semi-precious stone beads of various sizes
2. terracotta ear lobes, iron objects, shell bangles
3. terracotta seal obtained from the bottom portion of a pit filled with terracotta lids and cups.
Most probably this pit might have been used as kiln.
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Place : Kovlanpottal, Madurai Year of Excavation : 1980 – 1981

Location : The place is situated in the small village of Madurai in

Madakkuzha.

Importance in Ancient History : This area is known as the Kobanpolattu by the

name of Kovalan, the hero of Tamil Epic Silapathikaram.

Excavation Findings :
1) Square copper coins
2) Adult skeleton in pits
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Place : Thondi, Ramanathapuram

Year of Excavation : 1980 – 1981

Location : Thondi is a small village situated about 25 km from Tiruvadanai in

Ramanathapuram District

Importance in Ancient History : It was a port town during the Sangam period.

Excavation Findings : Potteries and bricks belonging to late period like coarse
red ware were collected