Ramanathapuram teacher hands over more than 200 antiquities to university archaeology department
A Ramanathapuram schoolteacher donated over 200 artefacts he collected over 15 years to a university archaeology department; the items will be catalogued and studied.
V. Rajaguru, a schoolteacher from Ramanathapuram, has handed over more than 200 antiquities he collected over 15 years of independent fieldwork to a university archaeology department, news notes indicate.
The finds reportedly include coins, pottery shards, and other ancient artefacts; the items have been catalogued and transferred to the university for research and preservation.
Archaeology officials said photographs and records of the specimens were provided and further study and conservation work will follow.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai