Globally, the Iron Age has long been attributed to the Hittite Empire in Anatolia, where iron technology is believed to have ...

Two charcoal samples found along with iron objects at the site have been dated to 3,345 BCE and 3,259 BCE, making the Iron ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that Tamil Nadu's Iron Age began as early as 3,345 BCE, predating the Hittite Empire's iron ...

Long before Rome, before China's Iron Age, Tamil Nadu was already forging some of the world's finest swords. New ...

Beyond the political theatrics, the report reflects the hard work of archaeologists. It deserves open-minded academic ...

Did Tamil Nadu rewrite Iron Age history? New findings reveal iron-smelting here dates back to 3345 BCE—2,000 years before the ...

Tamil Nadu, which has declared itself as a pioneer of the Iron Age, following carbon dating results from reputed institutes ...

Iron Age in Tamil Nadu may have begun around 3,345 BCE, a thousand years earlier than previously believed, new carbon dating from burial urns in Sivagalai reveals. This challenges the notion that ...

Debates over the antiquity of Tamil language, civilisation and culture have been raging for many decades in the academic and ...

The podcast that delves into the stories shaping southern India. In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath ...

SIVAGALAI: Thirteen years ago, the quiet village of Sivagalai in Tamil Nadu harboured a secret — a history buried beneath its ...