▁be aches ▁roughly ▁matches ▁the ▁dates ▁of ▁Ram ay ana , ▁its ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁ep ic ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁expl ored ". ▁ ▁Ram as amy ' s ▁team ▁dates ▁the ▁structure ▁to ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁investigation ▁determine ▁that ▁the ▁land / be aches ▁between ▁Ram an ath ap ur am ▁and ▁P amb an ▁were ▁formed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁long sh ore ▁dr ifting ▁curr ents . ▁About ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁years ▁ago , ▁the ▁curr ents ▁moved ▁in ▁an ▁anti - clock wise ▁direction ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁clock wise ▁direction ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁R ames war am ▁and ▁T ala im ann ar . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁study , ▁carbon ▁d ating ▁of ▁some ▁ancient ▁be aches ▁between ▁Th ir uth ura ipo ond i ▁and ▁K odi y ak ar ai ▁shows ▁the ▁Th ir uth ura ipo ond i ▁beach ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁and ▁K odi y ak ar ai ▁around ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁S . ▁B adr inar ay an an , ▁a ▁former ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India , ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁for ▁Adam ' s ▁Bridge ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁natural ▁formation , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁loose ▁sand ▁layer ▁under ▁cor als ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁stretch . ▁Cor al ▁typically ▁forms ▁above ▁rocks . ▁He ▁suggests ▁that ▁a ▁thorough ▁analysis ▁was ▁not ▁conducted