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Thelunganur Archaeological Excavation

October 12 , 2026 10 hrs 0 min 37 0

Complete skeletal remains of two Iron Age individuals were discovered at Thelunganur, near Mettur Dam in Salem district, Tamil Nadu.
The excavation was conducted by the Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology.
Archaeologists found a 1.9-metre iron spear, arrowheads, axes, swords, daggers, knives and iron nails.
An intact black-and-red ware bowl had five graffiti symbols arranged from left to right, which may provide clues about early writing.
Thelunganur and Mangadu sites date to 1600 BCE–1200 BCE, and a sword from Thelunganur was dated to around 1200 BCE.