A 700-page detailed final report on the two-phased excavations at Vadakkupattu village in Kancheepuram district has been submitted to Director General, ASI.
The aim was to know the complete history and information of the lower Palar River Valley palaeolithic site.
The first phase of excavation began in July 2022, wherein nine trenches were dug up.
In May 2023, the ASI carried out excavations at 12 more trenches.
The excavated materials revealed that the site belonged to the Middle Paleolithic Age, and flourished during the early historic and historic (Pallava) periods.
One of the remarkable antiquities found during the excavation was the potsherds with Tamil Brahmi script called ‘Matti’.