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| Answer» TION:Keezhadi (also as Keeladi) excavation site is a Sangam period settlement that is being excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department.[1] This site is located 12 km southeast of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, near the town of Keezhadi in Sivagangai district. It comes under the Thiruppuvanam Taluk of sivagangai district. This is a large-scale excavation carried out in Tamil Nadu after the Adichanallur archaeological site. The settlement lies on the bank of the Vaigai River and it reflects the ancient culture of Tamil PEOPLE.[2] Epigraphist V. Vedachalam, who served as a domain expert for the excavation, dated the excavated remains between 5th CENTURY BCE and 3rd century CE.[3]Alternative nameVaigai valley civilizationLocationKeezhadi, Tamil Nadu, IndiaRegionThiruppuvanam, SivagangaCoordinates9.8630727°N 78.1820931°ETypeSettlementArea32.37 ha (80.0 acres)HistoryFounded600 BC–500 BCCulturesSangam periodSite notesExcavation dates2015–presentArchaeologistsAmarnath RamakrishnaManagementArchaeological Survey of India, Tamil Nadu Archaeology DepartmentPublic accessYesThe excavation was first started in Pallisanthai Thidal which is in the north of Manalur, about a kilometer east of the town of Keezhadi in Sivagangai district. Various archaeological residues were found when plowing the land around the site. A survey was conducted for the study, which found that this ancient settlement was less than two and a half meters below the ground level.[4] The area currently being excavated is spread over 80 acres with a 3.5 km radius. The ancient towns of Kondagai and Manalur are also said to be associated with this region.[5] | |