Students unearth parts of burial urn in Nagai dist

Students studying history and archaeology in two colleges have unearthed parts of a burial urn at Thillaiyadi in Nagapattinam district.
Tarangambadi Tahsildar Elangovan said 20 students and six professors from TBML College, Porayar in Nagapattinam district and EVR Government Arts College, Tiruchirapalli, undertook a field study at Thillaiyadi and surrounding areas on Wednesday.
"At Thillaiyadi, they found pieces of pottery at a depth of about 8-ft, probably that of an ancient burial urn and alerted the revenue department," the Tahsildar said.
Pieces of the urn have been collected from the site and are being examined by archaeological experts, he said and added that exact details about the urn and its antiquity would be known only after the analysis by experts.

The Cauvery Delta in Nagapattinam district, particularly Tarangambadi, Thillaiyadi, Poompuhar, Mayiladuthurai and nearby villages are believed to have served as great centres for human settlement even during the pre-historic periods.
Pottery and urns belonging to pre-historic periods have beenunearthedfrom many places in this area in the past.