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Excavations carried out from 1950 to 2022:
| Sl.No | Year of excavation | Place | District | Department | Name of the Site | Excavated by |
| 1 | 1950 |
Sanur |
Chengalpattu |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri N.R.Banerjee & Shri K.V.Soundararajan |
| 2 | 1952 |
Sanur |
Chengalpattu |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri N.R.Banerjee & Shri K.V.Soundararajan |
| 3 | 1952-53 |
Chengamedu |
South Arcot |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri N.R.Banerjee |
| 4 | 1953-54 |
Pallavamedu at Kanchipuram |
Chengalpattu |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
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| 5 | 1954-55 |
Amirthamangalam |
Chengalpattu |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri N.R.Banerjee |
| 6 | 1955-56 |
Kunnattur |
Chengalpattu |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri V.D.Krishnasamy |
| 7 | 1956-57 |
Kunnattur |
Chengalpattu |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri V.D.Krishnasamy |
| 8 | 1957-58 |
Kunnattur |
Chengalpattu |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri V.D.Krishnasamy |
| 9 | 1962-63 |
Kanchipuram |
Chengalpattu |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri R.Subramanian |
| 10 | 1962-63 |
Kaveripattinam |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Early Historical Site |
Shri S.R.Rao |
| 11 | 1963-64 |
Kaveripattinam |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Early Historical Site |
Shri S.R.Rao |
| 12 | 1964-65 |
Paiyampalli |
North Arcot |
Southern Circle |
Neolithic Site |
Shri S.R.Rao |
| 13 | 1964-65 |
Kaveripattinam |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Early Historical Site |
Shri S.R.Rao |
| 14 | 1965-66 |
Kaveripattinam |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Early Historical Site |
Shri Krishna Deva |
| 15 | 1966-67 |
Karaikadu |
South Arcot |
Surveyed by Dr. Yves Martin of the Instiute de Physique du globe, paris, and excavation carried out by Southern circle. |
Historical Site |
Shri K.V.Raman |
| 16 | 1966-67 |
Kaveripattinam |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Early Historical Site |
Shri K.V.Raman |
| 17 | 1970-71 |
Perur |
Coimbatore |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri K.V. Soundararajan |
| 18 | 1970-71 |
Malayamputtu |
North Arcot |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri K.V. Soundararajan |
| 19 | 1970-71 |
Kaveripattinam |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Early Historical Site |
Shri K.V. Soundararajan |
| 20 | 1970-71 |
Ukkirankottai |
Thirunelvelli |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.V. Soundararajan |
| 21 | 1972-73 |
Kaveripattinam |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Early Historical Site |
Shri K.V. Raman |
| 22 | 1973-74 |
Nanganallur |
Madras |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.V. Soundararajan |
| 23 | 1973-74 |
Gingee fort |
South Arcot |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.V. Soundararajan |
| 24 | 1973-74 |
Kaveripattinam |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Early Historical Site |
Shri K.V. Soundararajan |
| 25 | 1976-77 |
T .Kallupatti |
Madurai |
Southern Circle |
Middle Paleolithic Site |
Shri L.K. Srinivasan, |
| 26 | 1978-79 |
Mottur |
North Arcot |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri L.K. Srinivasan |
| 27 | 1979-80 |
T .Kallupatti |
Madurai |
Southern Circle |
Microlithic –Megalithic site |
Shri L.K. Srinivasan |
| 28 | 1982-83 |
Kambarmedu |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri C.L.Suri |
| 29 | 1983-84 |
Kambarmedu |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri P. Narayana Babu |
| 30 | 1984-85 |
Auroville |
South Arcot |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri P. Narayana Babu |
| 31 | 1985-86 |
Auroville |
South Arcot |
Southern Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri P. Narayana Babu |
| 32 | 1985-86 |
Darasuram |
Thanjavur |
Southern Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri P. Narayana Babu |
| 33 | 1986-87 |
Darasuram |
Thanjavur |
Madras Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.P.Poonacha |
| 34 | 1990-91 |
Mamallapuram |
Kanchipuram |
Madras Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri B. Narasimhaiah |
| 35 | 1993-94 |
Gingee |
Villupuram |
Madras Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri B. Narasimhaiah |
| 36 | 1994-95 |
Gingee |
Villupuram |
Madras Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri B. Narasimhaiah |
| 37 | 1995-96 |
Gingee |
Villupuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri B. Narasimhaiah |
| 38 | 1997-98 |
Mamallapuram |
Kanchipuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.T. Narasimhan |
| 39 | 1998-99 |
Mamallapuram |
Kanchipuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.T. Narasimhan |
| 40 | 1999-2000 |
Mamallapuram (Shore Temple) |
Kanchipuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.T. Narasimhan |
| 41 | 2001-02 |
Fort, Gingee |
Villupuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.T. Narasimhan |
| 42 | 2002-03 |
Fort, Gingee |
Villupuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.T. Narasimhan |
43 | 2003-04 |
Dutch Fort, Sadras |
Kanchipuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri K.T. Narasimhan |
| 44 | 2003-04 |
Adichchnallur |
Thoothukudi |
Chennai Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri T.Satyamurthy |
| 45 | 2004-05 |
Adichchnallur |
Thoothukudi |
Chennai Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Shri T.Satyamurthy |
| 46 | 2005-06 |
Saluvankuppam |
Kanchipuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri T.Satyamurthy & Smt. Sathyabhama Badhreenath |
| 47 | 2006-07 |
Saluvankuppam |
Kanchipuram |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Smt. Sathyabhama Badhreenath |
| 48 | 2007-08 |
Siruthavur |
Kanchipuram |
Chennai Circle |
Megalithic Site |
Smt. Sathyabhama Badhreenath |
| 49 | 2010-11 |
Malaiyadipatti |
Pudukottai |
Chennai Circle |
Pre- Historic Site |
Shri Ramesh S. Mulimani |
| 50 | 2013-14 |
Pulicat |
Thiruvallur |
Chennai Circle |
Historical Site |
Shri. Dr. Maheswari |
| 51 | 2022-23 |
Vadakkupattu |
Kanchipuram |
Chennai Circle |
Pre-Historic and Early Historical Site |
Shri. Kalimuthu.M |
