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A squad of students of Tamil Department, Central University of Tamil Nadu, has discovered a “nadukal” (hero stone) astatine Seevalaperi successful Tirunelveli district.
According to a assemblage release, the exploration was led by Professor S. Ravi of Tamil Department and during the tract survey astatine Uzhavakudi Lake area, Seevalaperi, connected February 15, the squad discovered a monolithic leader stone, lasting 15 feet gangly and 4 feet wide, alongside smaller ones measuring 200 cm successful tallness and 150 cm wide.
They examined ample megalithic chromatic jars (kar kuvaigal), including a dilapidated 10-metre diameter example. Iron slag remnants bespeak section robust smelting and instrumentality use, confirming precocious metallurgy successful the Uzhavakudi country adjacent Adichanallur thousands of years ago.
These findings align with Heroic Age customs of erecting memorials for heroic deaths, akin to Adichanallur urn burials, extending 15 km eastbound to this tract with megalithic symbols. The leader stone’s crisp head-like extremity underscore gangly commemorative traditions pre-dating humanities periods, the merchandise added.
