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  • 2,300-Year-Old Twelve-Legged Terracotta Sarcophagus Unearthed in Pallavaram, Southern India

    2,300-Year-Old Twelve-Legged Terracotta Sarcophagus Unearthed in Pallavaram, Southern India

    In the crowded urban sprawl south of Chennai, history has surfaced in the most unexpected way. Beneath roughly two meters of soil in Pallavaram, archaeologists have uncovered a 2,300-year-old terracotta sarcophagus resting on twelve carefully crafted legs — a discovery that is reshaping our understanding of early historic cultures in southern India. A Rare Megalithic…

    February 13, 2026

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