Archaeologists have discovered iron objects at six sites in Tamil Nadu, dating back to 2,953–3,345 BCE, or between 5,000 to 5 ...

A groundbreaking archaeological excavation in Tamil Nadu is challenging existing global timelines for the Iron Age. Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting that iron-making in the region began ...

"During the Bronze Age, the price of iron was about ten times ... While it was known that the meteoric iron had been mixed ...

The discovery of iron implements, furnaces and slag—crucial byproducts of metallurgy ... The notion that Iron Age advancements were introduced to South India much later than the Gangetic ...

The age marks a period when societies began using ... Nearby, excavators found iron slag - some of it fused to the furnace wall - hinting at advanced metalworking techniques.