Archaeology Department begins excavation at Porpanaikottai
The HinduThe State Archaeology Department on Saturday began excavation at Porpanaikotttai seeking to unearth an ancient fort in the village, situated about 6.5 km to the east of Pudukottai town. Studies carried out at the site using Light Detection and Ranging, a remote sensing method, have indicated that a fort had existed at Porpanaikottai, said Thangam Thennarasu, Minister for Finance, Human Resource Management and Archaeology, after inaugurating the excavation along with Minister for Law S.Reghupathy and Minister for Environment Siva.V.Meyyanathan. Although excavations are under way at other Sangam Age sites in Tamil Nadu, this is an important site with a big fort and habitation, Mr. Thennarasu said expressing confidence that the findings would bring out the historical and cultural significance of the region. The ruined fort was probably built in the 13-14th century CE,” said a note issued by the Archaeology Department.
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