Archaeologists have unearthed no fewer than nine cities at the site, each built on the rubble of the one before.
Within these spaces the archaeologists unearthed a large concentration of ceramics.
Italian archaeologists have unearthed ancient tombs and other things in the area.
However, archaeologists unearthed traces of human dwellings from earlier periods, too.
In 2005, archaeologists unearthed an 8th-century Pallava temple under the mound.
Between I960 and 1962, archaeologists unearthed more than 100 graves, six of which were of horses.
Since 2004 archaeologists have unearthed more than 1500 skeletons of plague victims buried here between the 15th and 17th centuries.
Archaeologists have recently unearthed a girl's skeleton with an iron collar riveted around her neck.
Maria and I stood by and watched as the archaeologists unearthed the ancient artifact.
Also, archaeologists unearth a sarcophagus untouched for 2,500 years.