Till now, the advent of the Iron Age in India was considered to be the painted grey ware culture in the northern Gangetic plains in around 1,500 BCE. Stalin’s comment comes amid a polarising ...

ThePrint Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta, Political Editor DK Singh & archaeologist Disha Ahluwalia discuss what the ...

Beyond the political theatrics, the report reflects the hard work of archaeologists. It deserves open-minded academic ...

Tamil Nadu's archaeology department recently released stunning evidence that Chief Minister MK Stalin said showed the Iron ...

Tamil Nadu, which has declared itself as a pioneer of the Iron Age, following carbon dating results from reputed institutes ...

Archaeologists have found a 13-cm-long iron knife broken in three parts in the ongoing excavation site in Marungur in present ...

SIVAGALAI: Thirteen years ago, the quiet village of Sivagalai in Tamil Nadu harboured a secret — a history buried beneath its ...

Rajan and R. Sivanantham, Mr. Stalin said: “The Iron Age began on Tamil soil.” He went on to cite carbon dating results from renowned institutions. The finding meant that iron usage was ...

Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday claimed that the “iron age” began in southern India 5,300 years ago, contesting accumulated archaeological evidence indicating that iron smelting ...