Archaeology in Tamil Nadu

Archaeology in Tamil Nadu is mainly done under the supervision of Archaeological Survey of India and Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology. , excavations have been done at 40 sites and 36 reports have been issued.

The excavated sites are as follows.

+ Excavations S.No PLACE OF EXCAVATION DISTRICT YEAR 1 Korkai Tuticorin 1968 – 1969 2 Panchalankurichi Tuticorin 1968 – 1969 3 Vasavasamudram Kanchipuram 1969 – 1970 4 Anaimalai Coimbatore 1969 – 1970 5 Pallavamedu Kanchipuram 1970 – 1971 6 Karur Karur 1973 – 1979, 1994 – 1995 7 Panayakulam Dharmapuri 1979 – 1980 8 Boluvampatti Coimbatore 1979 – 1980, 1980 – 1981 9 Kovalanpottal Madurai 1980 – 1981 10 Thondi Ramanathapuram 1980 – 1981 11 Gangaikonda Cholapuram Ariyalur 1980 – 1981, 1986 – 1987, 2008 – 200912KannanurTiruchirappalli1982 – 198313KurumbanmeduThanjavur1984 – 198514PalayaraiThanjavur1984 – 198515AlagankulamRamanathapuram1986 – 1987, 1990 – 1991, 1993 – 1994, 1995 – 1996, 1996 – 1997, 1997 – 1998, 2014 – 201516TirukkovilurVillupuram1992 – 199317KodumanalErode1992 – 1993, 1996 – 199818SendamangalamVillupuram1992 – 1993, 1994 – 199519PadaveduTiruvannamalai1992 – 199320TiruttangalVirudhunagar1994 – 199521PoompuharMayiladuthurai1994 – 1995, 1997 – 199822MaligaimeduCuddalore1999 – 200023TirunelveliRamanathapuram1999 – 200024MangudiTirunelveli2001 – 200225PerurCoimbatore2001 –200226AndipattiTiruvannamalai2004 – 200527ModurDharmapuri2004 – 200528MarakkanamVillupuram2005 – 200629ParikulamThiruvallur2005-0630NedunkurKarur2006 – 200731MangulamMadurai2006 – 200732SembiankandiyurMayiladuthurai2007 – 200833TranquebarMayiladuthurai2008 – 200934RajakkalmangalamTirunelveli2009 – 201035TalaichankaduNagapattinam2010 – 201136AlambaraiKancheepuram2011 – 201237SrirangamTrichy2013 – 2014, 2014 – 201538Ukkaran KottaiTirunelveli2014 – 201539PattaraiperumbudurTiruvallur2015 – 201640KeeladiSivagangai2017 – 2018, 2018 – 2019, 2019 - 202041Vembakottai (Kottai Medu)Virudhunagar2022 – 202342PerumbalaiDharmapuri202243Thulukkarpatti44ChennanurKrishnagiri2024

List of District Archaeological Site Museums

+ List of District Archaeological Site Museums S. No. Name Place 1 Marine Archaeological Site Museum Poompuhar 2. Danish Fort Site Museum Tharangambadi formerly Tranquebar 3. Coimbatore Site Museum Coimbatore 4. Hero Stones Site Museum Dharmapuri 5. Chera Site Museum Karur 6. Courtalam Site Museum Tirunelveli 7. Rajarajan Site Museum Thanjavur 8. Maratta Site Museum Thanjavur 9. Tirumalai Nayak Mahal Site Museum Madurai 10. Pre-Historic Site Museum Tiruvallur 11. Islamic Site Museum Vellore 12. Ramalinga Vilasam Site Museum Ramanathapuram 13. Rajendracholan Site Museum Mayiladuthurai 14. Tirukkoilur Site Museum Tirukoilur15.Vembakottai Site MuseumVembakottai

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