Summary:
He, however, told the judges that the artefacts found so far have not given any clear indication about the type of settlement, i.e. He also explained the difficulties in excavating the roughly 100-acre earmarked site at Keezhadi, of which only around 2,500 square metres have been excavated so far, since it was agricultural land owned by farmers in the area. Explaining the details to the judges, P.S. Sriraman, Superintending Archaeologist, Excavations Branch (Bangalore), ASI, said that the excavations so far had indicated that intensive human habitation in the area was roughly about 40 to 50 acres in size. whether it was urban or industrial..