 Turning his attention to southern India , Wheeler discovered remnants of a Roman amphora in a museum , and began excavations at Arikamedu , revealing a port from the first century CE which had traded in goods from the Roman Empire . The excavation had been plagued by severe rains and tropical heat , although it was during the excavation that World War II ended ; in celebration , Wheeler gave all his workers an extra rupee for the day . It has since been alleged that while Wheeler took credit for discovering the significance of this site , it had previously been established by A. Aiyappan , the Superintendent of the Government Museum in Madras , and the French archaeologist Jouveau Dubreuil , with Wheeler intentionally ignoring their contribution . He later undertook excavations of six megalithic tombs in Brahmagiri , Mysore , which enabled him to gain a chronology for the archaeology of much of southern India . 
 Turning his attention to southern India , Wheeler discovered remnants of a Roman amphora in a museum , and began excavations at Arikamedu , revealing a port from the first century CE which <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> traded in goods from the Roman Empire . The excavation <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been plagued by severe rains and tropical heat , although it was during the excavation that World War II ended ; in celebration , Wheeler gave all his workers an extra rupee for the day . It <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> since been alleged that while Wheeler took credit for discovering the significance of this site , it <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> previously been established by A. Aiyappan , the Superintendent of the Government Museum in Madras , and the French archaeologist Jouveau Dubreuil , with Wheeler intentionally ignoring their contribution . He later undertook excavations of six megalithic tombs in Brahmagiri , Mysore , which enabled him to gain a chronology for the archaeology of much of southern India . 
Turnin his attention to southern India , Wheeler discovered remnants of a Roman amphora in a museum , and began excavations at Arikamedu , revealing a port from da first century CE which done traded in goods from the Roman Empire . Tdaexcavation done been plagued by severe rains and tropical heat , although it was durin the excavation that World War II ended ; in celebration , Wheeler gave all his workers an extra rupee fir the day . It done since been alleged dat while Wheeler took credit for discovering the significance of dis site , it done previously been established by A. Aiyappan , the Superintendent of the Government Museum in Madras , and the French archaeologist Jouveau Dubreuil , with Wheeler intentionally ignorin their contribution . He later undertook excavations of six megalithic tombs in Brahmagiri , Mysore , which enabled em to gain a chronology for thdarchaeology of much of southern India .