Consider the following statements regarding the excavations at Keezhadi in Tamil Nadu: 1. The material evidence recovered from the site indicates an advanced agrarian and urban civilization flourishing along the Vaigai River basin. 2. Carbon dating of organic samples from the site pushes back the date of the Tamil-Brahmi script and early urban culture to the sixth century BCE. 3. Extensive remains of brick structures, ring wells, and weaving tools discovered at the site point to a prosperous handicraft and textile industry. Which of the statements given above are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Recent excavations conducted by the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology at Keezhadi have unearthed brick buildings pottery with Tamil Brahmi graffiti and industrial artifacts confirming an ancient urban settlement dating back to the sixth century BCE along the Vaigai River. All three statements correctly highlight the structural remains high literacy indicators through graffiti potsherds and flourishing trade or craft activities revealed at this excavated site. Radiocarbon analysis conducted by Beta Analytic laboratories in the United States established the antiquity of these cultural deposits.