From the Hindu, bilingual inscriptions in Tamil `vatteluttu' and Sanskrit in Grantha letters engraved on an outlet stone of a big lake has been found at Madakkulam village near Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar district.

From Frontline, after a delay of about 40 years, the master plan to beautify Mamallapuram, a World Heritage Site, becomes a reality.

The Kaladgi Basin is a well-known region of southern India as the area has been subject to archaeological surveys from the 1960s to the 1980s. Survey has resulted in the identification of 191 Middle Palaeolithic localities along the margins of the Malaprabha and Ghataprabha rivers.

From the BBC, archaeologists rediscover a huge rock art site in India where inhabitants used the local rocks to make musical sounds.

From PTI, remnants of an approximately three-millennium-old human settlement have been unearthed from archaeological excavations in southern Rajasthan.

A report in The Times of India of archaeological remains including statuary in the small village of Tripura and a call for a professional investigation.

A nine-year search ended successfully for MSu archaeologists this winter when their two-month excavation in Rajkot's Bagasra opened gates to a new city.

From BBC, archaeologists complete excavation work on the religious site in northern India, the subject of dispute between Hindus and Muslims.

From the BBC, ancient Indian temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, is formally dedicated as a World Heritage site.

From Sun, objects dating to the Chalcolithic Age have been unearthed during ongoing excavation work at a 114 acre site of the Archaelogical Survey of India at Adhicchanalur.

From Express India, the State got its first world heritage site on Thursday when the medieval ruins of Champaner-Pavagadh town was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO.

From the Times of India, submerged structures found off the coast of Mahabalipuram in the Bay of Bengal could well solve the mystery of seven pagodas dating back to 7th century CE.

From Business Standard, stating that the central government has decided to adopt Dholavira, Modera and Somnath under its scheme of developing centres of excellence, Union minister for tourism Jagmohan said on Thursday that more than Rs 15 crore has already been spent in the past one year on developing tourist spots in Gujarat.

From Ananova, explorers believe they have discovered remains of a mythical city off the coast of India.

On the southeast coast of India just south of Pondicherry, is the most famous archaeological site in southern India. Discovered in the 1930s and quickly linked with Roman trade, it was excavated three times in the 1940s. The first excavation was an amateur French endeavor. Wheeler conducted the second; with the third being conducted by Casal.

Significant conceptual developments in Indian prehistory and Quaternary studies had their origin in research at this site, which was also characterised as a type-site of the Acheulian handaxe-based 'Madras Industries'.

From BBC, an archaeological report it was hoped would resolve the row over the north Indian religious site only entrenches opinions.

A brief description and justification for inscription.

From Tribune, 20 km from Chandigarh, is the township of Pinjore, which is steeped in history; besides being a retreat for tourists, has remained the centre of attraction for art lovers and archaeologists who come here to see these rare archaeological findings

From the Hindu, archaeologist has been in the limelight after he put forward a hypothesis, based on some striking pieces of evidence, that Muziris, the legendary seaport of the ancient world, stood at Pattanam, a small town some 12 km south of the Periyar rivermouth.

An article from the BBC reporting the excavation in Bihar, of one of the world's tallest Buddhist stupas.

Recent digs in the ancient town that was Dholavira are revealing a civilization vastly ahead of its time.

From Yahoo! News, the construction of a bridge poses a "grave risk" to a World Heritage site in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, the head of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation said.

From The Hindu, habitational site of the Iron Age people who were buried in big urns at Adichanallur, 24 km from Tirunelveli town in Tamil Nadu.

From the BBC, a city which has been the subject of legend for thousands of years is discovered off the south-east coast of India.

In India, copper ores are found in various parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. There is evidence of mining and the making of copper artifacts.

From Ananova, an Indian beauty secret is being used to whiten the Taj Mahal because experts say it has been dirtied by industrial pollution.

In ancient times, Mathura was also known by other names such as Madhura and Madhupura.

From the Times of India, an important find at Sanjan, one of the first Parsi settlements in India , is expected to provide fresh insights into the Zoroastrians' flight from Iran to India 1,400 years ago.

Book review by Nancy C. Wilkie.

Discussion with two eminent historians on the underwater discoveries in the Gulf of Khambat, announced in January 2002.

From the Hindu, 20 urns, painted pot sherds, black ware and red ware have been unearthed. The burial site is adjacent to a lake on a huge mound on the southern bank of the Tamiraparani.

From the Telegraph, evidence of a prehistoric burial custom of interring dead people in pots has again surfaced in Tamil Nadu with the chance discovery of six ?burial urns? in Tirunelveli district.