 | 550-year-old Vanathirayar inscription found near IlayankudiAccording to the inscription, King Sundarathol Mahavali Vanathirayar, who had ruled from 1468 AD and 1488 AD, had donated Agraharam to Brahmins at Anakurichi in the 15th century. |
 | New directorates for museum, archaeology in OdishaStating that ancient temples and monuments rich in cultural heritage have been discovered in Odisha, the chief secretary said a separate directorate of archaeology was necessary. |
 | ASI roadmap to explore cultural history of OdishaMore sites in other parts of the state have also been identified to find deposits from early Iron Age, chalcolithic age and also trace history of early Odisha from Kharavela period to 6th century CE. |
 | Bhubaneswar: ASI plans fellowship for PG studentsThe workshop, organised by ASI, aims at preparing a vision document on scope and possibility of archaeological excavations in the eastern part of India by 2035. |
 | Palaeolithic period burial urn found near T Kallupatti, says historianSources said the urn was unearthed when one of the villagers dug up his land to construct a sewage tank for his house. |
 | Earthen pots, cairn stones believed to be of iron age found in ThoppurThe researchers carried out an extensive study and found grind stones, cairn stones, menhir stones, earthen pottery and tools used in the iron age period. |
 | An atlas of the pastThe Mapping Archaeological Heritage in South Asia project aims to develop an open-source and free database of heritage sites throughout the Indus River Basin |
 | Archeology dept excavates over 50 Neolithic artefacts in Tamil Nadu's PennagaramIn a study conducted over a period of two months, we conducted over 17 excavations in the area and unearthed over 52 artifacts, he said. |
