 Anecdotal evidence can be truthful though, and in 2002 scientists decided to explore the area off the shore of Mahabalipuram, where many modern Tamil fishermen claimed to have glimpsed ruins at the bottom of the sea.This project was a joint effort between the National Institute of Oceanography (India) and the Scientific Exploration Society, U.K. (Vora).The two teams found the remains of walls beneath 5 to 8 meters of water and sediment, 500 to 700 meters off the coast.