Key Points

1. National seminar on ‘new trends in archaeology and epigraphy’ held at Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi on January 7–8, 2025.
2. S.V. Rajesh, assistant professor from the Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, spoke about archaeology as a discipline of possibilities.
3. G.S. Abhayan spoke on ‘mapping the Iron Age archaeology of Kerala: field surveys and excavation perspectives’.
4. R. Sivanatham, joint director at the Department of Archaeology, Tamil Nadu, discussed recent advances in archaeological investigations in Tamil Nadu.
5. Kaviya Rajamani spoke on archaeological investigations in Kongalnagaram.
6. E. Sreejith spoke on Sankaranarayaneeyam and the chronological determination of the Tharisapalli copper plates.