Nedumala Caves, Piralimattam
The Nedumala Caves are in Piralimattam, on the border of Idukki district and Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala. Piralimattom Nedumala hills is a prehistoric site. Caves feature carvings on granite rock and stone shelter. According to archaeologist P. Rajendran, UGC Research Scientist, the caves may date to the Neolithic period around 4000 BC.[1][2][3]
Three caves discovered at Piralimattam in Nedumala have elaborate petroglyphs in cupules and shallow grinding surface. Many concave cupules and grinding surfaces are visible, both completed and incomplete.
Prehistoric rock-shelter (Muniyara)
A man-made shelter of the prehistoric past features a single rock slab 4 meters in length, 2 m in width and .5 m thick rests on two rock out-crops of 1.5 m height. Its opening is on the eastern side. The shelter can accommodate two or three people. The shelter has no characteristics of a Dolmen or Muniyara of the Megalithic culture.
Location
Piralimattam nedumala is in Manjalloor panchayath of Ernakulam district, Kerala. It is 3 km from Kadalikkadu and 5 km from Vazhakulam.
References
- ^ Raman, Giji K.; Raman, Giji K. (23 November 2013). "A hamlet steeped in history, hidden in the mists of time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ K.raman, Giji; K.raman, Giji (17 April 2014). "Prehistoric rock shelter discovered". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ Kannan, Ajith (10 April 2014). "Inscriptions Discovered at Piralimattam Cave". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
