Images From a Harappa Like Sangam Era Site Found in Tamil Nadu

What has been found is a well built centre with many urban facilities.

The state Archaeology department has found nearly 293 Sangam state towns. (Photo : The News Minute)

A Sangam era site is emerging after excavations being conducted by the state Archaeology department in Pallisanthai Thidal in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, The Times of India reported. What has been found here are brick walls, wells, storages and mud vaults, pottery of various kinds and purposes, shells, glass, beads, rusted old coins, weapons and small tools made of bones and Iron, embedded in layers of soil, The Hindu reported.

The excavations reveal findings much similar to the ones at Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. (Photo : The News Minute)

What has been found is a well built center with many amenities. (Photo : The News Minute)

Pot shreds of Arretine have been found dating back to 3 BC which go on to show foreign trade existed at that time. (Photo : The News Minute)

The excavations are lending credence to the ancient Tamil way of life described in Sangam literature. (Photo : The News Minute)

Until now, there was no archaeological evidence to support what was written in Sangam literature.(Photo : The News Minute)

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Archaeologists say this could have been a huge urban settlement of independent civilization on the banks of the Vaigai. (Photo : The News Minute)

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(This article has been published in collaboration with The News Minute.)