Vembakota Archaeological Site:
Two gold pieces have been found during the second phase of excavation at Vembakottai by the Department of Archeology of the Tamil Nadu Government.
- It is near Chatur in Virudhunagar district.
- Gold objects have been found here at a depth of 1.15 m to 1.59 m.
- One gold piece was found in a conical shape and another in a rectangular shape.
- An ivory dice, a terracotta (clay) smoking pipe, an earring and a stone weight stone were also found during this second phase of excavation.
Artifacts of the Chola period
- In the second phase of excavations being carried out in North Patt, nearly 400 antiquities have been found, including a Chola coin belonging to the reign of King Raja Raja Chola.
- It is located near Oragadam in Kanchipuram district.
- Among the findings of the second phase of excavation are AD. 9 and AD. Also included are two coins from the Chola period between the 10th century.
- One of these coins was used during the Raja Raja Chola period.
- A copper bow, copper lid, glass beads and bangles were also found here.
Lower Jaw Excavation Site
- Iron tools, mostly knives and axes, carnelian beads, pots and stone gourd cutters have been recovered from the excavation site in the Lower Jaw.
- This indicates the presence of human settlements in the late Iron Age at the excavation site.
- The team also found 12 rectangular stone coffins at the site.
- The site belongs to the Iron Age due to the abundance of black and red pottery and semphuchu pottery found here.
- Kilanamandi is located about 20 km from Vandavasi town in Tiruvannamalai.
Monolith and Paleolithic burials
- The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archeology has declared five 'menhirs' (single stones) and Perung Neolithic burial sites at Kodu Sandal in Erode district as protected monuments.
- Kodumanal is located on the north bank of Noyalaat about 42 km from Erode. is far away.
- Along with Roman silver coins, precious stones and quartz stones, potsherds with names inscribed in the Tamil-Brahmi script were found in large numbers.
- These findings indicate that there was an industrial and trading center here about 2,300 years ago.
Child's bones found in old man's bed
- Bones of a child have been found in a small old man's bag found at the Adichanallur excavation site.
- It has ornaments especially small size bangles.
- A small skull and arm bone were found inside, and it is believed to be a child between the ages of five and eight.
- Four bangles made of a mixture of bronze and silver were found in it.
- Adhichanallur in Tuticorin district is an important archeological excavation site, especially for elderly people.
