vijayalakshmi navaneethakrishnan about vairamuthu

The Cholas who were very active during the Sangam age were entirely absent during the first few centuries. While Carnosaurs were large predatory dinosaurs, Sauropods were long-necked, herbivores which grew to enormous heights and sizes. Researchers from the Salem-based Periyar University found clusters of eggs of what they believe to be the most aggressive Carnosaur and the docile, leaf-eating Sauropod at Sendurai village. Sheer luck led them to hundreds of fossilized dinosaur eggs, perhaps 65 million years old, underneath a stream in a tiny village in Ariyalur district. Geologists in Tamil Nadu have stumbled upon a Jurassic treasure trove buried in the sands of a river bed. There have been more discoveries of the evidence of prehistoric creatures inhabiting the landscape of what is now modern Tamil Nadu in the shape of eggs of dinosaurs and other animals of their kind. About 60% of the total epigraphical inscriptions found by ASI in India are from Tamil Nadu and most of which are in Tamil language. Adichanallur has been announced as an archaeological site for further excavation and studies. The ASI archaeologists have proposed that the script used at that site is 'very rudimentary' Tamil Brahmi. In Adichanallur, 24 km (15 mi) from Tirunelveli, archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India unearthed 169 clay urns containing human skulls, skeletons and bones, plus husks and grains of rice, charred rice and Neolithic celts, giving evidence confirming them to be of the Neolithic period, 3800 years ago. Archaeological evidence points to this area being one of the longest continuous habitations in India. Tamil Nadu's history dates back to pre-historic times. The group of monuments are UNESCO World Heritage sites A sculpture at Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, built by Tamil Chola Kings.

Vijayalakshmi navaneethakrishnan about vairamuthu