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Keezhadi excavation site
9.8631° N, 78.1821° E
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Keezhadi, or Keeladi, is a Sangam period settlement site, where excavation are carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology. This site is located near the town of Keezhadi in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, about 12 km southeast of Madurai. The settlement lies on the bank of the Vaigai River and it reflects the ancient culture of Tamil Nadu. Epigraphist V. Vedachalam, who served as a domain expert for the excavation, dated the excavated remains between 6th century BCE and 3rd century BCE.
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AMS date (c. 580 BCE)
c. 580 BCE
Radiocarbon dates (3rd century BCE)
c. 3rd century BCE
Third phase (excavation window)
January–30 September 2017
Second phase begun
2 January 2016
Eighth phase begun
11 February 2022
Seventh phase
19 February 2021
Sixth phase begun
19 February 2020
ASI regional survey
2013
First excavation phase begun
June 2015
Fourth phase
2017–2018
Fifth phase begun
June 2019
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