Adichanallur Excavations
The Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken an extensive excavation at Adichanallur in Tamil Nadu.
In 1903-04 British archaeologist Alexander Rea unearthed a treasure of over 9,000 objects in Adichanallur.
Nearly 100 years later in 2004 and 2005 archaeologists found a lot of iron objects, and a few copper objects but no bronze or gold, as they were more focused on habitations.
In October 2021 using the Geological Survey of India (GSI) data and clues discovered from Rea’s report, the ASI team zeroed in on the trenches to be dug.
The site has about seven possible burials of the heads of important persons of the clans that existed between 500 to 1,000 BCE.
The recent excavations have yielded a wealth of materials, including gold, metals and human remains.
This will help archaeologists reconstruct the framework of this ancient civilisation.
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