- 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.
