Archaeology in Tamil Nadu

Archaeology in Tamil Nadu is mainly done under the supervision of Archaeological Survey of India and Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology. As of 2023^[update], excavations have been done at 40 sites and 36 reports have been issued.^[1]

The excavated sites are as follows.

Excavations^[1]

S.No	PLACE OF EXCAVATION	DISTRICT	YEAR
1	Korkai[2]	Tuticorin	1968 – 1969
2	Panchalankurichi	Tuticorin	1968 – 1969
3	Vasavasamudram	Kanchipuram	1969 – 1970
4	Anaimalai[3]	Coimbatore	1969 – 1970
5	Pallavamedu	Kanchipuram	1970 – 1971
6	Karur[4]	Karur	1973 – 1979, 1994 – 1995
7	Panayakulam[5]	Dharmapuri	1979 – 1980
8	Booluvampatti[6]|Boluvampatti	Coimbatore	1979 – 1980, 1980 – 1981
9	Kovalanpottal	Madurai	1980 – 1981
10	Thondi	Ramanathapuram	1980 – 1981
11	Gangaikonda Cholapuram[7]	Ariyalur	1980 – 1981, 1986 – 1987, 2008 – 2009
12	Kannanur	Tiruchirappalli	1982 – 1983
13	Kurumbanmedu	Thanjavur	1984 – 1985
14	Palayarai[8]	Thanjavur	1984 – 1985
15	Alagankulam[9]	Ramanathapuram	1986 – 1987, 1990 – 1991, 1993 – 1994, 1995 – 1996, 1996 – 1997, 1997 – 1998, 2014 – 2015
16	Tirukkovilur[10]	Villupuram	1992 – 1993
17	Kodumanal[11]	Erode	1992 – 1993, 1996 – 1998
18	Sendamangalam[12]	Villupuram	1992 – 1993, 1994 – 1995
19	Padavedu	Tiruvannamalai	1992 – 1993
20	Tiruttangal	Virudhunagar	1994 – 1995
21	Poompuhar[13]	Nagappatinam	1994 – 1995, 1997 – 1998
22	Maligaimedu[14]	Cuddalore	1999 – 2000
23	Tirunelveli	Ramanathapuram	1999 – 2000
24	Mangudi	Tirunelveli	2001 – 2002
25	Perur[15]	Coimbatore	2001 –2002
26	Andipatti	Tiruvannamalai	2004 – 2005
27	Modur	Dharmapuri	2004 – 2005
28	Marakkanam[16]	Villupuram	2005 – 2006
29	Parikulam	Thiruvallur	2005-06
30	Nedunkur	Karur	2006 – 2007
31	Mangulam[17]	Madurai	2006 – 2007
32	Sembiankandiyur	Nagappatinam	2007 – 2008
33	Tranquebar[18]	Nagappatinam	2008 – 2009
34	Rajakkalmangalam[19]	Tirunelveli	2009 – 2010
35	Talaichankadu	Nagapattinam	2010 – 2011
36	Alambarai[20]	Kancheepuram	2011 – 2012
37	Srirangam[21]	Trichy	2013 – 2014, 2014 – 2015
38	Ukkaran Kottai	Tirunelveli	2014 – 2015
39	Pattaraiperumbudur[22]	Tiruvallur	2015 – 2016
40	Keeladi[23]	Sivagangai	2017 – 2018, 2018 – 2019, 2019 - 2020
41	Vembakottai (Kottai Medu)	Virudhunagar	2022 – 2023
42	Perumbalai[24]	Dharmapuri	2022
43	Thulukkarpatti[10]
44	Chennanur[25]	Krishnagiri	2024