Post by UKarchaeology on Nov 11, 2015 21:00:09 GMT
The Peddakona and Gandikota rock paintings discovered in Kadapa district.
Amateur archaeologists Y. Ramakrishna Reddy and Lakshmi Kanta Reddy, have stumbled upon Mesolithic period rock paintings at Gandikota Fort in Kadapa district.
The duo is serving in government departments have shown interest in archaeology. Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy, working as conductor in the Proddutur bus depot of AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and Mr. Lakshmi Kanta Reddy, a police constable in APSP battalion, Siddhavatam, were on a visit to the fort when they discovered the paintings.
They found the paintings on the rocky surface at Peddakona, also known as Dongalakona, located next to Farah Bagh area on the way from the Anantapadmanabha temple of the fort to the gorge of the river Penna.
The paintings representing geometrical designs are seen on a big boulder executed in red ochre. The lines painted in the shape of rectangles, triangles and circles denote abstract forms of some animals.
Based on the information given by Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy, archaeologist and CEO of The Cultural Centre of Vijayawada (CCV) E. Sivanagi Reddy inspected the site and confirmed that the rock paintings belong to the Mesolithic period datable to 10,000-8000 B.C.
Full story: www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/amateur-archaeologists-discover-mesolithic-rock-paintings-in-kadapa/article7858656.ece