What can you say about how long-ago indian people had lived in the keeladi excavation site?

CCT Weekly Practice | Keeladi Unseen Passage MCQ Answers In the last week of September 2019, Keerthi Jeyaraj, Director of EduRight Foundation, flew from Texas, the U.S., to Pallichandai Thidal, a nondescript mound at the far end of Keeladi, a tiny hamlet located 12 km southeast of the historic city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The next week, three Sri Lankan Tamils arrived at the same spot. It was their second visit to the excavation site. Also on his way by rail was Chennai-based documentary filmmaker Amshan Kumar. To accommodate these visitors and thousands more, a temporary parking lot was created in Keeladi. A stall selling snacks and coffee sprung up at what looked like a new picnic spot. An astonishing 1.16 lakh people visited the site between September 20 and October 10. The visitors flocked to the hamlet in curiosity and fascination following thepublication of a report by the Tamil Nadu State DepartmentofArchaeology(SDA) on September 18. Earlier, carbon samples from Keeladi had been sent to the Beta Analytic Lab in Miami, Florida, for carbon dating, a widely accepted tool to ascertain the age of archaeological and historical remains. The Lab had found that the cultural deposits unearthed during the fourth excavation at Keeladi in the Sivaganga district could be safely dated to a period between the 6th century BCE and 1st century CE. These place Keeladi artefacts about 300 years earlier than previously believed. Source: Diksha App Keeladi unseen passage Q 1 What can yo...

Table of Contents • • • • • • Why is Keezhadi important? Keezhadi in Sivaganga district was chosen for excavation and artefacts unearthed by the ASI in the second phase of the excavation at Pallichanthai Thidal of Keezhadi pointed to an ancient civilisation that thrived on the banks of the Vaigai. … What can you say about how long age Indian people had lived in the Keeladi excavation site? MADURAI: One more evidence has emerged to prove that the people who lived in Keeladi in Tamil Nadu some 2,600 years ago were literate. Who headed the Archaeological Survey of India and spearheaded the first Indus Valley excavations? READ ALSO: What is working at a help desk like? Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni CIE (16 December 1879 – 7 March 1939) was an Indian archaeologist who supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1921 and 1922. What are the things found in Keeladi? Antiquities like few pieces of golden ornaments, broken portions, copper objects, iron implements, terracotta gamesmen (chessman), hop scotches, ear ornaments, spindle whorls, figurines and portions besides beads of terracotta, glass, semi-precious stones (agate, carnelian, crystal, etc.). What are the excavation sites in Tamil Nadu at present answer? TAMIL NADU Sl.No. Name of the Site District 1 Megalithic Cists and Cairns in S.No.222 Tiruvallur 2 Virgin group containg many barrows Tiruvallur 3 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Kanchipuram 4 Megalithic Cists Tiruvallur Why did a temporary parking was creat...

Table of Contents • • • • • • What did Keezhadi excavation reveal? Carbon dating of charcoal found at the Keezhadi site in February 2017 established that the settlement there belonged to 200 BC. The excavations thus proved that urban civilisation had existed in Tamil Nadu since the Sangam age. What is the significance of Keezhadi? Sources said the excavation sites Keezhadi, Konthagai, Agaram and Manalur were industrial, burial, and human settlements. “Vertical wall structures and a decorated earthen ware were found in a trench in Keezhadi,” they added. They said that they have traced 15 burial urns and 9 surface burials in the Konthagai site. What can you say about how long age Indian people had lived in the Keeladi excavation site? MADURAI: One more evidence has emerged to prove that the people who lived in Keeladi in Tamil Nadu some 2,600 years ago were literate. READ: Is there a demand for pilots in the US? What are the excavation sites in Tamil Nadu at present? Answer: • Korkai Tuticorin. • Panchalankurichi Tuticorin. • Vasavasamudram Kanchipuram. • Anaimalai Coimbatore. What is the age of Keezhadi? In 2017, the ASI sent two samples from Keezhadi to Beta Analytic, a Miami-based radiocarbon dating laboratory. The laboratory dated the samples to be about 2,300 – 2600 years old (from 3rd century BCE). What can you infer about what happened in Keeladi by the usage of the flocked in the second paragraph? ‘flocked’ in the second paragraph refers to people rushing to the site...

Five years after the Archaeological Survey of India wrapped up the now famous and paradigm-busting Keeladi excavations in Tamil Nadu, the arduous work of preparing detailed drawings of the findings from the first two seasons of the dig is finally underway. Crucial to this documentation of over 5,000 artefacts—dating back to 2,300 to 2,600 years ago—is the work of a draughtsman, a person skilled in making technical drawings and illustrations. But archaeologists say they are in short supply these days. For this task, A. Palanivel, a 70-year-old draughtsman who retired from service at the ASI’s Chennai Circle office in 2012, was enlisted especially for his “fine arts” skills. He has, in fact, been in high demand. Palanivel was allowed to stay “retired” for just three months over the past decade, constantly roped in by a line of superintending archaeologists to work on prestigious projects. They ranged from the Kondapur excavations in Andhra Pradesh to the stunning Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu. In the latter, there was a crack in the Rajagopuram (the tallest temple tower) which his drawings helped plan for restoration work. Now, his skills are crucial to documenting Keeladi. His drawings will help build the archaeological narrative of the excavation project that has disrupted existing notions of ancient Indian history like no other in recent years. The site, which showcases a vibrant urban settlement, indicated a possibility that the southern part of In...

In 2013-2014, the Archaeological Survey of India had set out to explore the regions along the banks of river Vaigai in Tamil Nadu. Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts all were part of the 293 sites set up to unearth artefacts and ruins to discover the culture that might have existed aeons ago. A Bengaluru-based excavation branch of the ASI took up the site at Keezhadi village, 12 km south-east of Madurai, in the Sivaganga district. Three months into their excavation, the site began yielding interesting finds like beads made of glass, terracotta and even pearls. Other discoveries included figurines, roof tiles and also pottery. One particular excavation area named – Pallichandai Thidal – was brimming with potential finds. The area – slightly elevated to 2.5 meters above ground level – is a mound with a circumference of 3.5 km, spanning 80 acres. Due to this particular elevation of the Pallichandai Thidal, the site was relatively undisturbed and hence, housed intact bricks measuring 33 cm in length, 21 cm in breadth and 5 cm tall. Keezhadi excavation An earthen pot with leaf decorations was also unearthed at the excavation site, adding to a repository of evidence that points to the existence of an urban habitation closer to the erstwhile capital of the Pandya kingdom. The exquisitely crafted pot 72 cm wide and 42 cm long was found by an ASI team led by Superintending Archaeologist K Amarnath Ramakrishna. Combine that with other findings like pott...

Findings from Keeladi excavation site have a clear message for modern cities: Cherish your water, or perish Today, as the peripheries of our cities experience a seasonal ‘Day Zero’ and our water future looks to become decidedly more temperamental, the Keeladi site almost serves as a ‘Back to the Future’ moment for our cities Google Earth Image of Keeladi Site In those trenches and from that earth are emerging discoveries that suggest something quite special was going on here thousands of years ago. The latest radiocarbon dating of Let us begin with the pottery – because that’s where it starts. As we walked in the coconut groves from trench to trench, we saw hundreds of small potsherds on our path. Why Kathleen Folbigg, woman who spent 20 yrs in prison for killing her four babies, has now been pardoned 101 million Indians are likely diabetic: Why the silent-killing disease is on an alarming rise Some were all red, but many were black on one side (the inside, as one student informed me), and red on the other – indicating Black and Red ware – a type of pottery A different kind of find The more than tiny intricate boar seal (just about a centimetre in width), the thousands of black-and-red potsherds — many with graffiti on them, this appears to have been a sophisticated society. Keeladi has yielded gold jewellery, hundreds of finely crafted beads — of terracotta, glass and carnelian, and game pieces. The ancient Keeladians were obviously generating enough ‘surplus’, to afford ...

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Table of Contents • • • • • • Why is Keezhadi important? Keezhadi in Sivaganga district was chosen for excavation and artefacts unearthed by the ASI in the second phase of the excavation at Pallichanthai Thidal of Keezhadi pointed to an ancient civilisation that thrived on the banks of the Vaigai. … What can you say about how long age Indian people had lived in the Keeladi excavation site? MADURAI: One more evidence has emerged to prove that the people who lived in Keeladi in Tamil Nadu some 2,600 years ago were literate. Who headed the Archaeological Survey of India and spearheaded the first Indus Valley excavations? READ ALSO: What are the positive impacts of social media on our culture? Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni CIE (16 December 1879 – 7 March 1939) was an Indian archaeologist who supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1921 and 1922. What are the things found in Keeladi? Antiquities like few pieces of golden ornaments, broken portions, copper objects, iron implements, terracotta gamesmen (chessman), hop scotches, ear ornaments, spindle whorls, figurines and portions besides beads of terracotta, glass, semi-precious stones (agate, carnelian, crystal, etc.). What are the excavation sites in Tamil Nadu at present answer? TAMIL NADU Sl.No. Name of the Site District 1 Megalithic Cists and Cairns in S.No.222 Tiruvallur 2 Virgin group containg many barrows Tiruvallur 3 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Kanchipuram 4 Megalithic Cists Tiruvallur Why did a te...

Five years after the Archaeological Survey of India wrapped up the now famous and paradigm-busting Keeladi excavations in Tamil Nadu, the arduous work of preparing detailed drawings of the findings from the first two seasons of the dig is finally underway. Crucial to this documentation of over 5,000 artefacts—dating back to 2,300 to 2,600 years ago—is the work of a draughtsman, a person skilled in making technical drawings and illustrations. But archaeologists say they are in short supply these days. For this task, A. Palanivel, a 70-year-old draughtsman who retired from service at the ASI’s Chennai Circle office in 2012, was enlisted especially for his “fine arts” skills. He has, in fact, been in high demand. Palanivel was allowed to stay “retired” for just three months over the past decade, constantly roped in by a line of superintending archaeologists to work on prestigious projects. They ranged from the Kondapur excavations in Andhra Pradesh to the stunning Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu. In the latter, there was a crack in the Rajagopuram (the tallest temple tower) which his drawings helped plan for restoration work. Now, his skills are crucial to documenting Keeladi. His drawings will help build the archaeological narrative of the excavation project that has disrupted existing notions of ancient Indian history like no other in recent years. The site, which showcases a vibrant urban settlement, indicated a possibility that the southern part of In...

CCT Weekly Practice | Keeladi Unseen Passage MCQ Answers In the last week of September 2019, Keerthi Jeyaraj, Director of EduRight Foundation, flew from Texas, the U.S., to Pallichandai Thidal, a nondescript mound at the far end of Keeladi, a tiny hamlet located 12 km southeast of the historic city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The next week, three Sri Lankan Tamils arrived at the same spot. It was their second visit to the excavation site. Also on his way by rail was Chennai-based documentary filmmaker Amshan Kumar. To accommodate these visitors and thousands more, a temporary parking lot was created in Keeladi. A stall selling snacks and coffee sprung up at what looked like a new picnic spot. An astonishing 1.16 lakh people visited the site between September 20 and October 10. The visitors flocked to the hamlet in curiosity and fascination following thepublication of a report by the Tamil Nadu State DepartmentofArchaeology(SDA) on September 18. Earlier, carbon samples from Keeladi had been sent to the Beta Analytic Lab in Miami, Florida, for carbon dating, a widely accepted tool to ascertain the age of archaeological and historical remains. The Lab had found that the cultural deposits unearthed during the fourth excavation at Keeladi in the Sivaganga district could be safely dated to a period between the 6th century BCE and 1st century CE. These place Keeladi artefacts about 300 years earlier than previously believed. Source: Diksha App Keeladi unseen passage Q 1 What can yo...