Antiquity of Iron: Recent radiometric dates from Tamil Nadu,
archaeological excavations carried out by the Tamil Nadu State Archaeology Department at Sivagalai,
The antiquity of iron discovered here dating back to the first quarter of the 4th millennium BCE,
an Iron Age habitation-cum-burial site in the Thamirabarani river valley in Thoothukudi district, between 2019 and 2022.
The Iron Age urn burial site called ‘Sivagalai-parambu’, spanning 500 acres,
The paddy sample collected from the urn dated back to 1,155 BCE the archaeologists sent charcoal samples from three other trenches for an Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) analysis
Professor Rajan said the Iron Age in ancient Tamil Nadu was contemporary to the Chalcolithic Age (Copper Age) in the Indus Civilisation
Tamirabharani – Karumeniyar – Nambiyar River Linking Scheme:
The Tamirabharani – Karumeniyar – Nambiyar River linking scheme will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
This ambitious project aims to benefit over 15,000 acres in the rain-shadow regions of Tamil Nadu, specifically in Nanguneri, Thisaiyanvilai, and Sattankulam.
The initiative is part of a broader strategy to address water scarcity in the state’s drier areas.
It involves constructing a 73-km-long flood carrier channel.
The goal is to divert surplus water from the Tamirabharani to arid regions in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts
