THE PEARL CITY TOURISM - ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM

  Korkai  is a small village in the  Srivaikuntam   taluk  of  Thoothukudi district  in  Tamil Nadu ,  India . It was called Pandya-Kavada in the Kapatapuram in  Kalithogai . It is situated about 3 km north of the  Thamirabarani River  and about 6 km from the shore of  Bay of Bengal . Korkai was the capital, principal center of trade and important port of the  Early Pandyan Kingdom . At that time, it was located on the banks of the Tamiraparani River and at the sea coast, forming a natural harbour. Due to excessive sedimentation, the sea has receded about 6 km in the past 2000 years, leaving Korkai well inland today. The famous urn burial site,  Adichanallur , is located about 15 km. from Korkai. In ancient times, Korkai was a well known center of pearl fishery; it is mentioned often in the  Sangam literature  and in classical western literature.  Ptolemy  refers to the pla...

  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, ...