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Archaeological excavation at Adichanallur Tamil Nadu showing ancient terracotta burial urns emerging from red earth on the banks of the Tamirabarani River

The Iron Age Did Not Begin in Turkey. It Began in Adichanallur in Tamil Nadu

The world has a story it tells about iron. Iron, the story goes, was first mastered in Anatolia, in what is now Turkey, around 1200 BCE. From there it spread through the ancient world: to Greece, to Persia, to India, … Read More

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