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386-year-old inscription of Sethupathi dynasty found on stone in...
Teachers of Government High School, Kulathur, S Pauldurai and S Ramamoorthi informed V Rajaguru, President of Ramanathapuram Archaeological Research...
Oldest rock art found in Patagonia depicts abstract patterns
One of the cave’s most mysterious motifs first appeared some 8,200 years ago, making it by far the earliest known example of rock art in one of the...
Renovation of ancient buildings under progress, says archaeology dept...
A fund of Rs 10 crore has been allocated for the renovation of Tirumalai Nayak Mahal in Madurai and Rs 7 crore has been allocated to give a facelift...
Drone pilot as a career gathers pace in TN
“Each organisation, which has drones, cannot allocate its staff as drone pilots,” he said pointing out the demand for exclusive drone pilots.
Two Carnelian beads found in an urn at Keeladi excavation
Both the beads were barrel-shaped – one bead is an etched carnelian bead with a wavy pattern and lines on it. On average, both beads are 1.3 cm long...
Archaeology team digs out Chinese artefacts in Ariyalur
Speaking to DT Next, R Sivagnanam, Joint Director, TNSDA said that the department has found 18 quadrants and 461 antiquities so far in the third phase...
Digging for clues: Fossils turn hot property, market for natural...
Collectors are surging again to own a bit of natural history, be it an ancient shell, an animal’s tooth or a full dinosaur skeleton for the foyer. It...
TN archaeologist R. Nagaswamy passes away
Renowned archaeologist and Tamil Nadu archaeology department's first director, Padma Bhushan R. Nagaswamy passed away on Sunday at 2.30 p.m. at his...
