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{{Infobox ancient site|name=Keezhadi excavation site|alternate_name=Vaigai valley civilization|image=KeeladiExcavationCamp2.jpg|alt=|caption=Excavation blocks at Keezhadi|map_type=India Tamil Nadu#India|map_alt=|map_size=270|coordinates={{coord|9.8630727|N|78.1820931|E|display=inline,title}}|location=[[Keezhadi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India|region=Thiruppuvanam, Sivaganga|type=Settlement|part_of=|length=|width=|area={{convert|32.37|ha|abbr=on}}|height=|builder=|material=|built=600 BC–500 BC|abandoned=|epochs=|cultures=[[Sangam period]]|dependency_of=|occupants=|event=|excavations=2015–present|archaeologists=Amarnath Ramakrishna|ownership=|management=[[Archaeological Survey of India]], [[Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department]]|public_access=Yes|website=|notes=|relief=y}} | {{Infobox ancient site|name=Keezhadi excavation site|alternate_name=Vaigai valley civilization|image=KeeladiExcavationCamp2.jpg|alt=|caption=Excavation blocks at Keezhadi|map_type=India Tamil Nadu#India|map_alt=|map_size=270|coordinates={{coord|9.8630727|N|78.1820931|E|display=inline,title}}|location=[[Keezhadi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India|region=Thiruppuvanam, Sivaganga|type=Settlement|part_of=|length=|width=|area={{convert|32.37|ha|abbr=on}}|height=|builder=|material=|built=600 BC–500 BC|abandoned=|epochs=|cultures=[[Sangam period]]|dependency_of=|occupants=|event=|excavations=2015–present|archaeologists=Amarnath Ramakrishna|ownership=|management=[[Archaeological Survey of India]], [[Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department]]|public_access=Yes|website=|notes=|relief=y}} | ||
'''Keezhadi''' (also as '''Keeladi''') '''excavation site''' is a | '''Keezhadi''' (also as '''Keeladi''') '''excavation site''' is a [[Sangam period|Sangam age]] settlement that is being excavated by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] and the [[Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Dennis S. Jesudasan |date=20 September 2019 |title=Keezhadi excavations: Sangam era older than previously thought, finds study |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/keeladi-findings-traceable-to-6th-century-bce-report/article29461583.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Keeladi {{!}} Department Of Archaeology|url=https://www.tnarch.gov.in/keeladi|access-date=2021-08-12|website=www.tnarch.gov.in}}</ref>This site is located 12 km southeast of [[Madurai]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], near the town of [[Keezhadi]] in [[Sivaganga district|Sivagangai district]]. It comes under the [[Tiruppuvanam taluk|Thiruppuvanam Taluk]] of Sivagangai district. This is a large-scale excavation carried out in [[Tamil Nadu]] after the [[Adichanallur#Present Excavations|Adichanallur archaeological site]]. The settlement lies on the bank of the [[Vaigai River]] and it reflects the ancient [[Culture of Tamil Nadu|culture of Tamil people]].<ref>{{cite news | ||
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/unearthing-an-ancient-civilisation/article29856930.ece | title = Keeladi: Unearthing the 'Vaigai Valley' Civilisation of Sangam era Tamil Nadu}}</ref> Epigraphist V. Vedachalam, who served as a domain expert for the excavation, dated the excavated remains between | | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/unearthing-an-ancient-civilisation/article29856930.ece | title = Keeladi: Unearthing the 'Vaigai Valley' Civilisation of Sangam era Tamil Nadu}}</ref> Epigraphist V. Vedachalam, who served as a domain expert for the excavation, dated the excavated remains between 3rd century BCE and 3rd century CE.<ref name="hindu eng 1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/archaeological-excavationin-sivaganga-uncovers-pandyaroman-trade-links/article7328683.ece|title=அகழ்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது: பாண்டிய-ரோம வணிகத் தொடர்பு (ஆங்கிலத்தில்)|last=எஸ். அண்ணாமலை|date=18 June 2015|access-date=12 September 2015|agency=The Hindu}}</ref> | ||
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