August 11, 2025

Adichanallur

  • Union Finance Minister recently laid the foundation stone for the establishment of a museum in Adichanallur, to showcase artefacts from ancient Tamil civilization, excavated from this archaeological site.
  • The museum is to come up on five acres of land.
  • The upcoming on-site ASI Museum will showcase all these artefacts ‘in-situ’, providing a world-class experience to visitors and researchers alike.
About Adichanallur
  • Adichanallur was one of the five archaeological sites declared to be developed as ‘Iconic Sites’ in the Union Budget 2020-21.
  • It is an archaeological site located on the banks of river Thamirabarani in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu.
  • The excavation has unearthed burial urns, metal and bronze products used by ancient Tamils and a gold diadem.
  • Various objects dating back to 467 BCE and food grains such as millets and paddy dated 665 BCE have been unearthed here.
  • Adichanallur inhabitants had embalmed the dead with herbal medicines before interring them into an urn, alongside the jewels, clothes and food they used.
  • The Adichanallur inhabitants had consumed paddy and Thinai over 3,400 years ago.
  • At least 5,000 artefacts belonging to Adichanallur are in foreign countries.
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