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Lothal: The National Heritage Complex

Lothal: The National Heritage Complex The Prime Minister recently inspected the construction of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) site in Gujarat's Lothal. About National Maritime Heritage Complex The project began in March 2022 and would cost Rs 3,500 crore to complete. It will have various novel features, such as the Lothal mini-recreation, which will use immersive technology to reproduce Harappan buildings and lifestyles. It contains four theme parks: Memorial Park, Maritime and Navy Park, Climate Park, and Adventure and Amusement Park. It will serve as a learning and understanding center for India's maritime history. The NMHC is being built…

22 October, 2022 Pre-historic period

Porunai or Thamirabarani civilisation: New Discovery

Porunai or Thamirabarani civilisation: New Discovery A carbon dating analysis of rice with soil, found in a burial urn at Sivakalai in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, by the Miami-based Beta Analytic Testing Laboratory has yielded the date of 1155 BC, indicating that the Thamirabarani or Porunai civilisation dates back to 3,200 years. Encouraged by this finding, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced in the Assembly the establishment of Porunai Museum in Tirunelveli at a cost of Rs. 15 crore. The finding has established that the Porunai river [Thamirabarani] civilisation dates back to 3,200 years. It is the government’s task to…

11 September, 2021 Pre-historic period

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