ADICHANALLUR
Adichanallur ( Tamil : ஆதிச்சநல்லூர்) is an archaeological site in Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu , India that has been the site of a number of very important archaeological finds. Korkai , the capital of the Early Pandyan Kingdom , is located about 15 km from Adichanallur. Carbon dating of samples excavated in 2004 from the Adichanallur site has revealed that they belonged to the period between 1000 BC and 600 BC. I n 2005, around 169 clay urns containing human skeletons were unearthed that date back to at-least 3,800 years. In 2018, research on copper metal remains remains were dated at Manipur University to 1500 BC (+ or - 700 years). But dating was not accepted as accurate. In 2004, a number of skeletons were found buried in earthenware urns . Some of these urns contained writing in Tamili (Tamil-Brahmi) script. While some of the burial urns contained skeletons of Tamil origin, others were found with remains of mostly Australoid, Southeast Asian, East Asian and