Archaeology enthusiasts seek conservation of rock art sites in Siddipet

Archaeology enthusiast R. Rathnakar Reddy and his squad person urged the authorities to instrumentality steps to support the pre-historic stone creation sites successful the wood outskirts of Dasarlapalli colony successful Mulugu mandal of the district.

The sites, documented by Mr. Reddy on with Vinay Goli and section youth, incorporate pre-historic paintings, microlithic tools and different archaeological remains believed to day from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic age.

According to them, the sites provides important grounds of aboriginal quality habitation and taste improvement successful the region.

One of the large sites, locally known as, Enugu Gundu (Elephant Rock), is located astatine an altitude of 624 metres supra oversea level.

The paintings picture animals specified arsenic cervid and cattle on with quality figures. One salient representation shows a quality carrying a agelong harpoon-like limb with backward-facing prongs. Researchers noted that immoderate paintings person already suffered harm owed to vulnerability to rainfall and weathering.

Adjacent to the tract is simply a “musical rock” containing 24 cupful marks, believed to person been utilized by pre-historic humans for recreational oregon ritualistic purposes. Nearby grooves, attributed to the Neolithic age, are believed to person been utilized for sharpening chromatic weapons.

Another site, locally referred to arsenic Eddula Gundu (Bull Rock), contains 2 bull figures and traces of pre-historic overgarment markings, portion a 3rd tract known arsenic Quarry Gundu features bull figures and script-like symbols associated with pre-historic quality activity. The squad besides recovered microlithic hunting tools successful abundance crossed the area.