The Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department (TNAD) has stated that the cultural deposits unearthed during excavations at Keeladi in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu could be safely dated to a period between 6th century BCE and 1st century CE.
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The report titled, ‘Keeladi-An Urban Settlement of Sangam Age on the Banks of River Vaigai’, was published by the TNAD.
Keeladi excavation site is a Sangam period residence located near the town of Keeladi in Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu
The new findings in the report placed the Keeladi artefacts about 300 years earlier than previously believed — 3rd century BCE.
The results from the fourth excavations suggested that the second urbanisation [the first being Indus] of the Vaigai plains happened in Tamil Nadu around 6th century BCE as it happened in the Gangetic plains.
The report also spelt the site as Keeladi as against the erstwhile widely used Keezhadi.
It said no object of worship was found at the site.
The recent findings pushed back the date of the Tamil-Brahmi script to another century, i.e., 6th century BCE.
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