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India’s Longest Iron Age Spear Unearthed in Tamil Nadu, Pointing to Early Metallurgical Mastery
In the dry soil of southern India, archaeologists have uncovered a weapon that is forcing scholars to reconsider the technological limits of the Iron Age. Excavated from a burial site in Tamil Nadu, a nearly 2.5-meter-long iron spear is now believed to be the longest Iron Age iron spear ever discovered in India—and possibly one…
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The Golden Secret of a Shiva Temple: 103 Gold Coins Unearthed Beneath an Ancient Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu
A remarkable archaeological discovery has emerged from southern India, where workers restoring a centuries-old Shiva temple near the Javvadu Hills uncovered a sealed pot containing 103 gold coins. The find, made in Kovilur village of Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district, is believed to date to the late Chola or early Pandya period — a pivotal era…