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https://www.wionews.com/world/indians-knew-the-use-of-iron-4200-years-ago-excavations-in-tamil-nadu-show-478008

The Iron Age in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu stretches back 4,200 years, according to iron implements discovered during excavations in a small hamlet named Mayiladumparai, potentially making it the oldest in India for the time being.
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Swords, Axes , TC Jars, Basins, Stones…. It’s not mere pit but a treasure trove!
Fascinating Mayiladumparai!❤️                 @TNexcavations

This is also a clear solution to queries about the origins of agrarian civilization in Tamil Nadu, according to Stalin, who noted that farming activities began following the discovery of iron's uses.

Other significant discoveries include evidence that the late Neolithic period in Tamil Nadu began before 2200 BCE, based on a cultural deposit 25 cm below the dated level.

Archaeologists also discovered that black and red ware pottery were introduced during the late Neolithic period, rather than the Iron Age, as previously thought.

And as we would expect:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu#Prehistory

A Neolithic stone celt (a hand-held axe) with the Indus script on it was discovered at Sembian-Kandiyur near Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu. According to epigraphist Iravatham Mahadevan, this was the first datable artefact bearing the Indus script to be found in Tamil Nadu. According to Mahadevan, the find was evidence of the use of the Harappan language, and therefore that the "Neolithic people of the Tamil country spoke a Harappan language".

It's criminal how few well-made movies and books centered around pre-colonial American history there are. It's such a treasure trove of material, especially because so few have actually thought to make use of it. But of course, we need the millionth movie/show/book about vikings instead. In a world still holding onto the vestiges of Eurocentrism, somehow, making a movie about blonde hair, blue-eyed, 100% Nordic "Chad" warriors is "playing it safe" in the entertainment industry, and producing a movie or book about our actual native history is a huge gamble. And if we do get the mythical blockbuster movie or bestselling book centered around Native American history, it'll probably amount to making some sort of political statement. And that'll just end up feeding the current culture war instead of genuinely unifying Americans. Plus, I'm sure that some Native Americans are tired of their existence exclusively being brought up in the context of current day politics. Sometimes all you need to make a statement, is a really good movie or book that inspires people