Morlabanda megalithic Site

Morlabanda Megalithic Sit 

A group of 12 to 18 Megalithic burials noticed in the Gudibanda mandal of Ramaiahnahatti  village in Anantapur district. Andra Pradesh state The monuments are located at a distance of 2 km facing South East (Morlabanda) of the village.

        The entiretop of the hill yielde numerable traces of megalithic habitational settlement as well as burials.

There is a perennial spring rising a

natural water cistern which might have 

provided water on eternal footings.Among

which one of the huge dolmenoid cist 

surrounded by 3circles of slab circles

facing East with coordinates 13 degree 95', 58degree 99",N; 77degree 15' , 84degree 78", respectively. The monument extends E-W 13.5 mts and N-S extends 15mts .The outer two circles are flat topped and small in size resembling in the pattern of Iralabanda-Megalithic site in Chittoor district. These two circles are packed with blocks of stones to give support to with stand the flat topped 

slab.

The inner third circle  consist of Unique

Anthropomorphic  Statue (2.40 mts.X 1.85mts.)  with a semi circular head 

measuring about 80 cm. without  any

sensory  organs , with a sharp protruding edge on both side resembles shoulder of the Pectoral girdle of 1.90mts. the remaining distal end  of statue was flat carved without any navel and Hind limbs.

On the back side of the statue two of 

anthropomorphic statues are planted resembling fore limbs . The remaining part of the circle extends with flat topped slabs continue with alternate placing of long slabs probably menhirs  like appearance (five in no .) with a height of five and half to six feet . The huge biggest cap stone measures 5.50mts E-W and 4.90mts N-S was broken by the Treasure hunters .

 Surrounding this burial site few pieces of Black and  Red ware, Black ware ,Red ware,  dull Red ware and Polished  Black ware were identified . Opposite to this monument noticed planting of three Menhirs the first one is squarely carved with a sharp head and the second menhir

 is pillar like and third menhir is again in slab form ,^6

Courtesy by : Kadapa Jangri Narayana Sir 

Kondishetty Nagaraj Sir (Anantapur)

Julappanahatti (Krishna giri) Jaganath Sir and Vijay Kumar Sir .More than details contact my phone number 9482006679.

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Gavali Pre Historic Rock Art site

Gavali is a Archaeology large site, located 38 km south east of Kundapur in Udupi district. Karnataka state. It was first discovered and reported by B Vasanth Shetty in 1983. Here, large granite boulders are found spread on the open ground.In the middle of a small stream,on a boulder is a life -sized standing bull facing east.A smaller bull is also drawn facing this bull and westward.The anatomical features of the former bull are boldly outlined and it seems to have a divine character.Its horns are fashioned elliptically and the tips are joined together. within this, there is an oval shape designed with a vertical straight line in the middle and a horizontal line cutting it, which seems to be a yoni symbol.The bull has a prominent hump,a long slightly raised tail, and an erect penis and testicles. In the samller bull, the hump is less prominent, and its forelegs and hind legs are fused and extended to form an intricate design.Such a design is also found at Sonda.On another bull half buried in the ground a life sized bull is engaged on the exposed part similar to the first bull .Naer it is a double row of cup marks, referred to above as resembling the wooden set of*chennemane *,a folk game with religious significance. 

Early Reference**- A.Sundar Sir ,Murugeshi Sir, and team shirva 

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