Edakkal Caves are two natural caves located 1000 metres high on Ambukutty Mala 25 km from Kalpetta in the Wayanad district of Kerala in India's Western Ghats. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking Petroglyphs are Images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising pecking carving and abrading Ambukuthi mala is a mountain in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kalpetta (കല്പറ്റ is a city and a Municipality in Wayanad district in the Wayanad District, in the north-east of Kerala, India, was formed on November 1 1980 as the 12th district by carving out areas from Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Western Ghats ( Kannada ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ Marathi / Konkani - सह्याद्री Sahyadri Malayalam സഹ്യപര്വ്വതം They lie on an ancient trade route connecting the high mountains of Mysore to the Malabar coast ports. The Malabar Coast also known as the Malabarian Coast, is a long and narrow south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Inside the caves are pictorical writings believed to be from neolithic man, evidence of the presence of a prehistoric civilisation existing in this region. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos Such stone age carvings are very rare and these are the only known examples in southern India. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking [1]
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Petroglyphs
These are not technically caves by rather a cleft or rift approximately 96 feet by 22 feet, a 30 foot deep fissure caused by a piece of rock splitting away from the main body. In Geology, a rift is a place where the Earth 's crust and Lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of Extensional tectonics In Anatomy, fissure ( Latin fissura, Plural fissurae) is a groove natural division deep furrow cleft or tear in various parts of On one side of the cleft a rock weighing several tons has fallen over the fissure forming a roof. The carvings are of human and animal figures, as well as of tools used by humans and symbols, suggesting they were created by a highly civilised prehistoric people. [2]
The petroglyphs inside the cave are of at least three distinct types. Petroglyphs are Images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising pecking carving and abrading The oldest may date back over 8000 years ago. Evidence indicates that the Edakkal caves had been inhabited at several different times in history. [3]
The caves were accidentally discovered by Fred Fawcett in 1890 who immediately understood their anthropological and historical importance. He subsequently wrote an article about them, attracting the attention of scholars. [4]
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Notes
- ^ Edakkal Caves. Petroglyphs are Images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising pecking carving and abrading Rock art is a term in Archaeology for any man-made markings made on natural stone The Bhimbetka rock shelters compose an archaeological site and World Heritage Site located in Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Wayanad. nic. Retrieved on 2007-04-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor
- ^ Edakkal Cave. Kerala gov. Retrieved on 2007-04-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor
- ^ Edakkal Caves. Edakkal Caves Website. Retrieved on 2007-04-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor
- ^ Throwing new light on Edakkal Caves. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2007-04-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor
External links
- Edakkal Caves Website
- On a history trail
- cave-biology.org Cave biology (biospeleology) in India.
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