In a first of its kind, students attached to the Madras University’s Ancient History and Archaeology department have excavated a Neolithic ash-mound duringtheir field training at Sendoor Malai near Gudiyatham. Though Neolithic ash- mounds have earlier been discovered in other parts of south India, including at Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, this is the first time such munshis excavated in Tamil Nadu. In addition, they also unearthed potsherds and stone tools dating back to Neolithic, iron age and early historic periods.
