Perfect yield: The burial site of the urn in Thirumalapuram in the Tenkasi district, where the state Ministry of Archeology Tamil Nadu nadu was excavations. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The first season of excavations carried out by the State Ministry of Archeology Tamil Nadu (TNSDA) in Thiurumalapuram in the Tenkasi district brought the presence of the Iron Age near Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu.
According to preliminary estimates, this page could date back to the beginning of the third millennium, similar to Adichanallur and Sivagalai. Official sources said that the exact period will be confirmed by scientific analyzes.
Burial place
According to the recently published report of archaeological excavations in Tamil Nadu: Preliminary news, instead of a funeral in Thiurumalapurama covers almost 35 acres and lie about 10 km northwest of today’s village, between two seasonal streams that rise from Western Gats near Koulasegarer.
During the first season of the excavations began last year, archaeologists TNSda dug 37 trenches and discovered several artifacts, including a rectangular chamber of stone slab with URN funerals, the first discovery in Tamil Nadu. The chamber, made of 35 stone boards, was filled with a pavement to a depth of 1.5 meters.
The air view of the trenches in Thirumalapurama in the district of Tenkasi, where Tamil Nadu nadu the Ministry of Archeology carried out excavations. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The excavations also brought a rich collection of ceramics found in graves and between the grave goods. These were white painted black and red products, red containers, red-cut tumors, black polished goods and rough red goods. Black and red products, black goods and black -colored types had white painted patterns, the unique feature first reported from T. Kallupatti and later from Adichanallur, Sivagalai, Thuulkarpatti and Korkai, reporting in the report.
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According to the report, the symbols were among the most significant discoveries in Thirumalapurama. One pot with a red slip represented dotted patterns showing a human figure, a mountain, a deer and a turtle. A total of 78 antiques from bones, gold, bronze and iron were also found. They include tweezers, sword, front, gold ring, ax, dagger, chisel, bone head and arrow. Three small gold rings were found in a Urn at a depth of 0.49 meters. Each ring measures a diameter of 4.8 mm and weighs less than one milligram.
Based on the materials discovered, archaeologists believe that this aspect dates back to the Iron Age. Official sources said dating remains preliminary because the studies are still ongoing. Comparison with places like Sivagalai and Adichanallur, dated between 3,345 BCE and 2,513 BCE, suggests that Thirumalapuram can be placed at the beginning of the BCE at the beginning.
Published – October 12, 2025 20:04
