Carbon dating of rice with soil yields dates back to 1155 BC.
A carbon dating analysis of rice with earth, found in a funerary urn in Sivakalai, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, conducted by the Miami beta analytical testing laboratory, dated 1155 BC, indicates that the Thamirabarani civilization dates back 3,200 years.
Encouraged by this finding, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday announced in the Assembly the establishment of the Porunai Museum in Tirunelveli at a cost of £ 15 million.
“The finding has established that the Porunai River [Thamirabarani] civilization dates back 3,200 years. It is the government’s job to prove scientifically that the history of the Indian subcontinent should start from the Tamil landscape, “he said in a statement. his motu statement.
Beta Analytical Testing Lab released the test report on August 27th.
Stalin said archaeological excavations would be carried out in other states and countries in search of Tamil roots. In the first phase, studies would be carried out in the ancient port of Muziris, now known as Pattanam, in Kerala.
On August 27, the Miami Beta Analytical Testing Laboratory in the United States released the Test Report Photo Credit: Special Agreement
“The research will be done jointly with archaeologists from Kerala to establish the antiquity and culture of the Chera empire,” he said. Similar studies would be conducted in Vengi in Andhra Pradesh, Thalaikadu in Karnataka and Palur in Odisha.
The chief minister said the Tamil Nadu Department of Archeology would conduct research on Quseir al-Qadim and Pernica Anekke in Egypt, which were formerly part of the Roman Empire, as well as Khor Rori in Oman, to establish Tamil trade relations with these countries.
“Fragments of a jar with a Tamil letter have been found in these countries. The study will be carried out with the help of archaeologists from these countries, ”he said.
Stalin said studies would also be conducted in Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, where King Rajendra Chola had established supremacy.
Recalling his visit to Keezhadi, where excavations had produced new discoveries, the chief minister said that carbon dating of the objects unearthed there had shown that Tamil society had achieved literacy even in the 6th century BC. “Keezhadi has united Tamils around the world.”
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He said Professor Susmita Basu Majumdar of Calcutta University had concluded that the silver coin with sun and other symbols was pre-Mauryan. Rakesh Tewari, former director general of archaeological archeology in India, said the results of excavations in Keeladi, Kodumanal and other places in Tamil Nadu have corroborated the view that there may have been contacts between the south of the India and northern India as early as 600 BCE-700 BC or even earlier.