TNPSC Thervupettagam

Kilnamandi Excavation site

June 7 , 2023 536 days 1446 0
  • Iron implements, mostly blades and axe heads, carnelian beads, offering pots and a stone nut-cracker were unearthed from the excavation site at Kilnamandi.
  • This indicates the existence of human settlements dating back to the later phase of the Iron Age at the excavation site.
  • The team also unearthed 12 rectangular sarcophagi at the site.
  • A large number of black and red wares and red slipped wares were also found, dating the site to the Iron Age.
  • Kilnamandi is located around 20 km from Vandavasi town in Tiruvannamalai.

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