Archaeologist defends Keezhadi excavation report after ASI request for correction.

• Ramakrishna argues that ASI’s further examination of the sequence contradicts the well-reasoned findings.

• ASI Director, Hemasagar A. Naik, suggests proper nomenclature or reorientation of three chronological periods.

• Naik requests a revised report with necessary corrections, citing expert suggestions.

• Ramakrishna’s report, submitted in January 2023, reconstructed site periodisation based on stratigraphic sequences, cultural deposits, material culture, and AMS dating.