India’s Longest Iron Age Spear: 8-Foot Weapon Found in Tamil Nadu Burial

Researchers found it at an Iron Age burial site in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. A second iron spear, slightly shorter, lay beside it in a deliberate cross-like arrangement. Iron Age specialist Vibha Tripathi of Banaras Hindu University said the burial fits a broader pattern seen across Iron Age sites. Find reopens debate on early iron timelinesThe discovery has renewed debate over the timeline of iron technology in southern India. 🚨 BIG DISCOVERY 🚨 Archaeologists in Tamil Nadu have UNEARTHED an 8-foot-long iron spear, the LONGEST iron implement from the Iron Age DISCOVERED in India so far.