Edakkal Caves, Wayanad

in #travel8 years ago

The name ‘Edakkal’ literally means ‘a stone in between’. Edakkal caves are famous for its pictorial paintings (cave paintings), which are considered to be of 6000 B C.

Edakkal is the only known place in India with Stone Age carvings. You can see here carvings belonging to Neolithic and Mesolithic age. The human figures of these caves have raised hair and some have masks. They all have archeological significance and are interesting too. Along with these pictorial carvings, you can also watch Tamil and Brahmi Script in Edakkal caves.

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You can sight carvings of human, animal figures and objects used by humans, on the walls of the caves. These carvings give great evidence for a highly civilized society who lived in the pre-historic age. Edakkal caves have drawn great attention of archeologists and historians worldwide.

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