DOUBLE ROPED DESIGN TERRACOTTA RING WELL

        Keeladi - an urban settlement of Sangam age on the banks of river Vaigai. The site Keeladi with the cultural deposit extending over a vast area of more than 110 acres, amidst...

 Revamped Website Launch for the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology was done by Hon'ble Minister of Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture Thiru. K. Pandiarajan...                                                                     

Villupuram

The Jain edifice which includes Jain Sculptures, Beds and Inscription (10th century CE) on the Andi Malai hillock in Solavandipuram Village, Tirukoilur Taluk, Villupuram District is declared as protected Monument of this department as per GO (MS)N...

Kanchipuram

The Pallava period Rock-cut temples namely Sri Karivartharaja Perumal Temple, Siva Temple and Sri Vedhandheeswarar Cave Temple in Vallam village which is 3 km from Chengalpattu Taluk, Kanchipuram District, are declared as protected Monument of Sta...

Ramanathapuram

In the year 2015-2016, the Government have sanctioned a sum of Rs. 10 Lakhs to conduct excavation at Pattaraiperumbudur of Tiruvallur District. The excavation reveals the politicalsocio-cultural significance of these historical places in ancient T...

Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has been conducting Monthly Lecture  by inviting experts from various disciplines of Archaeology like Archaeology, Epigraphy, Art and Architecture, Numismatics, Tamil, History etc.,  to get to know their...

Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions on Rocks, Pillars, Temple walls, Copper plates and other writing-materials like Stones, Metals, Potteries, Woods, Palm leaves, Clothes, Conch shells, Mural paintings and Coins. It is one of the most fascinati...