The Times of India

ASI DG writes to TN MP on Keeladi excavation report, says internal committee will re-examine report on site

A dispute escalates between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and archaeologist Amarnath Ramakrishna over the 982-page Keeladi excavation report. The ASI wants the report re-examined by an internal committee, citing deficiencies, while Ramakrishna insists his findings, suggesting an early urban Tamil civilization from 800-500 BCE, are final and should not be altered. This comes after a court directed the report's publication, a deadline that has now passed.