3,500-Year-Old Rhino Bones in Coimbatore Rewrite South India's Ancient History
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Moneycontrol•28-01-2026, 10:40
3,500-Year-Old Rhino Bones in Coimbatore Rewrite South India's Ancient History
- •Archaeologists uncovered 3,500-year-old rhinoceros bone fragments near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, at a Neolithic site in the Western Ghats foothills.
- •This discovery challenges previous beliefs that rhinos were limited to northern and north-eastern India, indicating they once roamed deep into southern India.
- •The site's ancient environment, including wetlands, grasslands, and river systems, was ideal for large grazing mammals like rhinoceroses.
- •It is considered one of India's rarest prehistoric wildlife discoveries, with most other rhino fossils found in Assam, Bengal, and the Himalayan plains.
- •The finding emphasizes the historical impact of habitat destruction and highlights the importance of preserving wetlands and forest corridors for modern conservation efforts.
Why It Matters: Ancient rhino bones in Coimbatore prove these giants once roamed South India, rewriting ecological history.
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