What are the underlying facts behind the archaeological activities happening in keeladi?
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There is a perfectly-good description here: Keeladi
This site belongs to the Sangam period: “the period in the history of ancient Tamil Nadu (known as the Tamilakam) spanning from c. 3rd century BC to c. 3rd century AD. It is named after the famous Sangam academies of poets and scholars* centered in the city of Madurai.”
It is one a number of Indian ports that traded with the Mediterranean world, via the Red Sea and Egypt, and in which there are plenty of Roman artefacts (as should be expected). (I recognise some as of a type found by Petrie in Egypt).
More:
Harappa-like site surfaces in Tamil Nadu - Times of India
According to archaeologists working at the site, the results of phase II in 53 excavation trenches are overwhelming. ", The mound where we are excavating is of 3.5 km circumference in 80 acres of private agricultural land. We are finding structure after structure of the habitation site, the first of its kind in Tamil Nadu. It could be a huge urban settlement of independent civilisation on the banks of the Vaigai," said K Amarnath Ramakrishna, superintending archaeologist.