Radiocarbon Dating Indicates Iron Age India Began 4200 Years Ago!

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Left to Right: 1. The iron pillar in the Qutb complex near Delhi, India. 2. The Statue of Unity, Gujarat, India, is the world's tallest iron statue with a height of 182 meters (597 ft). 3. Close up of the top of the Qutb Iron Pillar. Sources: 1. Public Domain 2. CC BY-SA 4.0 3. CC BY-SA 2.0

New carbon dating performed on organic deposits found in Mayiladumparai, Tamil Nadu has pushed the beginning of the Iron Age in southern India back by approximately 700 years, the Deccan Herald reports. 

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