ASI unearths Sangam era brick structures, artefacts from Keeladi village in Tamil Nadu(தொல்லியல் துறை தமிழ்நாட்டில் கீழடி கிராமத்தில் இருந்து சங்க காலம் செங்கல் கட்டமைப்புகள், தொல்பொருள்கள் தோண்டி எடுக்கப்பட்டது)
(தொல்லியல் துறை
தமிழ்நாட்டில் கீழடி
கிராமத்தில் இருந்து
சங்க காலம்
செங்கல் கட்டமைப்புகள், தொல்பொருள்கள் தோண்டி எடுக்கப்பட்டது)
- It is located 36 KM towards west from District head quarters Sivaganga
- 9 KM from Tiruppuvanam
- 491 KM from State capital Chennai Keeladi Pin code is 630611 and postal head office is Tiruppuvanam
- Sottathatti ( 4 KM ) , Vellur ( 5 KM ) , Enathi-theli ( 8 KM ) , Tiruppuvanam ( 9 KM ) , Allinagaram ( 10 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Keeladi
- Keeladi is surrounded by Madurai West Taluk towards North , Madurai East Taluk towards west , Tirupparangunram Taluk towards west , Kariapatti Taluk towards South
- Thirupuvanam , Madurai , Thirumangalam , Sivaganga are the nearby Cities to Keeladi
- This Place is in the border of the Sivaganga District and Madurai District
- Madurai District Madurai West is North towards this place
- Demographics of Keeladi Tamil is the Local Language here.
Archaeologists, who have been conducting excavations at Keeladi in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, have stumbled upon more artefacts and brick structures belonging to the Sangam period.
The brick structures unearthed from the site are similar to those found in Arickamedu in the Union territory of Puducherry and Kaveripattinam in Kancheepuram district, according to the excavation team. "We are finding many more such structures as excavation continues," said M Rajesh, an assistant archeologist with Archaeological Survey of India.
The excavation, being carried out by the Bangalore circle of the Archaeological Survey of India, began in March. During the excavation, by the archaeologists found numerous artefacts dating back to 3rd century BC. They stumbled upon Arretine ware and other artefacts, connecting the place to the West, especially Rome. There were also artefacts with Brahmi inscriptions.
The excavation team has decided extend excavation works till January next. Earlier, they were planning to wind up excavation by September, before the onset of the northeast monsoon.
Superintendent archeologist K Amarnath Ramakrishna, heading the excavation team, said the Pallichandai Thidal in the village, where the excavation is being carried out, spread over 80 acres and they had dug only 1% of it. "We are retrieving more evidence from the spot. We have licence to excavate till September and we are going to extend it till January so that we could retrieve more archaeological evidence from the spot," he said.
"We will carry out a carbon dating on the excavated evidence to determine the exact age of the structures and artefacts," Ramakrishna added.
The brick structures unearthed from the site are similar to those found in Arickamedu in the Union territory of Puducherry and Kaveripattinam in Kancheepuram district, according to the excavation team. "We are finding many more such structures as excavation continues," said M Rajesh, an assistant archeologist with Archaeological Survey of India.
The excavation, being carried out by the Bangalore circle of the Archaeological Survey of India, began in March. During the excavation, by the archaeologists found numerous artefacts dating back to 3rd century BC. They stumbled upon Arretine ware and other artefacts, connecting the place to the West, especially Rome. There were also artefacts with Brahmi inscriptions.
The excavation team has decided extend excavation works till January next. Earlier, they were planning to wind up excavation by September, before the onset of the northeast monsoon.
Superintendent archeologist K Amarnath Ramakrishna, heading the excavation team, said the Pallichandai Thidal in the village, where the excavation is being carried out, spread over 80 acres and they had dug only 1% of it. "We are retrieving more evidence from the spot. We have licence to excavate till September and we are going to extend it till January so that we could retrieve more archaeological evidence from the spot," he said.
"We will carry out a carbon dating on the excavated evidence to determine the exact age of the structures and artefacts," Ramakrishna added.
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