Tamil Nadu CM Stalin inaugurates ‘Keeladi museum’ in Sivaganga

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin inaugurates ‘Keeladi museum’ in Sivaganga

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Category : State Published on: March 07 2023

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  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has inaugurated a museum in Sivaganga district that will showcase the archaeological findings at the Keeladi site in the district.
  • The museum has been established over 31,000 sq.ft. at an estimated Rs 18.43 crore.
  • The museum, built in the Chettinad style of the region, contains artefacts that have been recovered during the eight rounds of excavation in Keezhadi and its surrounding villages.
  • The excavations at Keezhadi have pushed back the date of the Sangam era and urbanization in Tamil Nadu to the sixth century BCE.
  • Earlier, it was believed to have occurred in the second to third century BCE.
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