The Hindu
Over the past few years, if there was one claim that attracted unanimous denunciation from archaeologists as “unscientific”, it was the claim of a geologist that the ancient port city of Poompuhar flourished 15,000 years ago, off the present day Kaveripoompattinam village in Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu. V. Selvakumar, Head, Department of Maritime History and Marine Archaeology, Tamil University, Thanjavur, …
