New evidence reveals that Tamil Nadu may have skipped the Copper Age, directly advancing to iron smelting. Archaeological findings challenge traditional history, suggesting an early Iron Age ...

The recent archaeological revelations from Sivagalai in Tamil Nadu have sent ripples across historical and scientific communities. With definitive evidence of i ...

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 ...

The placement of the furnace showed traces of intense heat exposure, and iron slag stuck to the sides of ... How does this change our understanding of the Iron Age? Though iron artifacts have ...

The age marks a period when societies began using and producing ... The furnace area stood out with its white discolouration, likely from extreme heat. Nearby, excavators found iron slag - some of it ...

Researchers say the age of these artifacts challenges existing timelines and ... archaeologists found a furnace with clear signs of high heat exposure and iron slag fused to its walls—strong evidence ...

The surrounding area showed signs of extreme heat, and iron slag fused to the furnace walls suggested advanced metallurgical techniques. This evidence indicates that the region’s inhabitants were not ...

Hunt died in 2023 at the age of 88, though Griffin MSI curators had visited his ... where they are melted down into molten ...

The Melsonby hoard is a remarkable collection of more than 800 Iron-Age metal artifacts, which was found in a field near ...

A hoard of Iron Age artifacts discovered by a metal detectorist could alter our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ...

“The destruction of so many high-status objects, evident in this hoard, is also of a scale rarely seen in Iron Age Britain ...