TNPSC Thervupettagam

‘On-site’ museum – Adichanallur

February 5 , 2020 1628 days 4518 0
  • Adichanallur in Tuticorin district - is among the five archaeological sites that would be developed with on-site museums.
  • Other shortlisted archaeological sites are,
    • Rakhigarhi (Haryana)
    • Hastinapur (Uttar Pradesh)
    • Shivsagar (Assam) and
    • Dholavira (Gujarat).
  • Adichanallur, a remote village, is home to a three-tier cemetery spread over more than 200 acres.
  • It is one of the largest and oldest early Iron Age cemeteries ever located in South Asia.
  • An excavation conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 2004-06, found 85 human skeletons.

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