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Excavations at Adichanallur

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Excavations at Adichanallur
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The ancient burial site of Adichanallur near Tirunelveli drew attention in 1876 and was excavated by Alexander Rea between 1899 and 1905.

The burial site at Adichanallur on the Thamirabarani river first gained attention in 1876, when a team including the German ethnologist F. Jagor visited it. Jagor collected urns, iron weapons, pottery and skeletal remains, which were taken to the Berlin ethnological museum. Alexander Rea of the Archaeological Survey of India investigated the site between 1899 and 1905 and found many similar artefacts. Rea catalogued his finds in a book published in 1915. Adichanallur remains one of the most important archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu.

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