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 ...

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, ...

The recent archaeological revelations from Sivagalai in Tamil Nadu have sent ripples across historical and scientific communities. With definitive evidence of i ...

Tamil Nadu's archaeologists have made the findings showing evidence of the existence of iron manufacturing in the state dating as far back as 5,400 years, perhaps qualifying as one of the world's ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin holds up a state archeology department report that traces the earliest use of iron in Tamil Nadu to 3345 BCE, Chennai, India, January 23, 2025. Credit: X/M.K ...

For over 20 years, archaeologists in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing clues to the region's ancient past. Now they've also uncovered something even older - evidence of ...