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Now, the state Archaeology Department is investigating dig sites at Mayiladumparai and Keeladi with evidence showing the origins of the Tamil Brahmi scripts to 600 BCE. Finding Out About Cities: Stories, Travellers, Sculptures and Archaeology.Usually, amphora and ampoule stoppers were made from perishable materials. It’s believed to have been an urban settlement of the Sangam Age on the banks of the Vaigai River. Excavation findings described below, associated to radiocarbon dating (Barros and Soares, 2004) indicate that the Almaraz settlement had an extensive occupation. The unguentarium was thus a rather unusual finding for an archaeological site. Previous discoveries: In September 2019, archaeologists found a site near Madurai called Keeladi.

The sturdy, sizable vessel was covered in accretions from being buried for millennia, further disfigured by earlier restorations and missing its base. On a visit to the museums’ storeroom, curator Susanne Ebbinghaus took a closer look at an ancient amphora. The artefacts will now be sent for carbon dating to find out their ages. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton, 1920.44.313.

Natham Medu was likely a place where stone tools were made for hunting.

It reveals much about the culture before it became a civilisation.

The most recent discoveries are significant for the Mesolithic artefacts previously found at Pattinapakkam.

An amphora, with two bands of impressed decoration depicting horses and horsemen, shown before conservation (left) and after (right), Italic, 550500 BCE. The findings could help bridge a gap in Tamil history with artefacts from the Sangam ages. Finding Its Footing: The Puzzles of an Ancient Amphora. They also found Roman amphora sherds and glass beads, indicating some trade with Rome.

What was found? In a recent ASI excavation, scholars found hand axes, cleavers, and choppers almost 12,000 years old. Axes, scrapers, and choppers were among the things unearthed in an ASI excavation at Natham Medu near Chennai.