Tamil Nadu plans deep-sea archaeological excavations to uncover ancient maritime trade history along the State's coast.

Archaeologists have discovered iron objects at six sites in Tamil Nadu, dating back to 2,953–3,345 BCE, or between 5,000 to 5,400 years old. This suggests that the process of extracting, smelting, ...

Tamil Nadu was already forging some of the world's finest swords. New archaeological discoveries reveal that South India's iron technology dates back over 5,300 years — rewriting history as we ...

Located about 100 km from Keeladi, the Sangam-era site which is at least 2,600 years old, Vembakottai in Virudhunagar district is emerging as a one of the prime archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu.

New evidence reveals that Tamil Nadu may have skipped the Copper Age, directly advancing to iron smelting. Archaeological findings challenge traditional history, suggesting an early Iron Age ...

Though Sangam literature is deeply intertwined with Tamil consciousness, it was only in the late 19th or early 20th centuries that the texts were ‘rediscovered’.

Discover the evolution of Tamil financial practices from ancient times to modern era in a comprehensive new book.

A sum of ₹7 crore will be earmarked for archaeological excavations and scientific research in the upcoming financial year, ...

As the first light breaks over the subcontinent, it paints two distant shores—the ancient ghats of Kashi and the temple-lined coast of Tamil Nadu—in the same golden hue. In this liminal moment ...

Island writer, poet, and translator Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma was recently honored in India with the 2025 Ancient Tamil ...