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Iron Age in Tamil Nadu Dates Back to 3345 BCE UPSC NOTE

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  Why in news The report, titled “ Antiquity of Iron: Recent Radiometric Dates from Tamil Nadu ,” was authored by K. Rajan and R. Sivanantha...

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  • The report, titled “Antiquity of Iron: Recent Radiometric Dates from Tamil Nadu,” was authored by K. Rajan and R. Sivanantham and released by Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin.

  • Carbon dating was used on samples from the Sivagalai site in Thoothukudi district

  • The dating was conducted using methods like Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL), with results from labs in the USA, India, and abroad.

  • The discovery suggests iron was used in Tamil Nadu as early as 3345 BCE, making it one of the earliest known uses of iron in the world.

  • The discovery shows the people of Tamil Nadu had mastered advanced iron-smelting technology, which requires temperatures between 1,200 and 1,400 degrees Celsius, over 5,300 years ago.

  • Iron was crucial for tools, agriculture, trade, and state formation. 

  • The report suggests that while northern India was in the Copper Age, southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu, was entering the Iron Age.

  • Earlier excavations at various sites, such as Adichanallur and Mayiladumparai, also indicated iron’s use between 2500 BCE and 3000 BCE, reinforcing the region’s early mastery of iron.

  • The Tamil Nadu government announced the foundation of new museums at Keeladi and Gangaikondacholapuram to preserve and showcase this important historical heritage.

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