Pre - Historic Rock Art And Ash - Mounds In Gudikallu

⚛️ Location : -
1.Village : - Gudikallu.
2.Mandal : - Yammiganur.
3. Taluk    : - Yammiganur.
4. District  : - Kurnool.
5.State.      : - Andhra Pradesh .
6.Pin code  : - 518360.

⚛️ Approach : -
3 kilometers from the Yammiganur taluk head quarters in Kurnool district of Andrapradesh State. Nearest Railway Station is the Adoni.

⚛️ Site Location : -
Towards the western side of the village at a distance of 1.5 kilometers, a small hill. This hill which is locally known as Sisilamma Konda (hill)  containing a good number of petroglyphs of rock art with number of Animals figures on the boulders of the hill around the hill besides this Ash - Mound keeping in view of findings that this area was once inhabited by the pre - historic man right from the Messolithic to Neolithic period. Ash - Mound site is highly disturbed by the local people huge ash lumps are scattered in this area. During our survey you have collected good number of poetry pieces and stone implements etc.

⚛️ Typology : -
This Ash - Mound are identify as top of the hill Ash - Mound. Generally Ash - Mounds 3 types Ash - Mounds as follows, 1.Top of hill Ash - Mounds
A) Hanumapuram.
B) Gudikallu.
C) Sanganakallu.
D) Kuduthini.
E) Metri.
2.Foot of the hill Ash - Mounds
A) Malapalli.
B) Velpumadugu.
C) Palavoy.
D) Piklihal.
3.Rivar and Sream Ash - Mounds
A) Uttanur.
B) Suguru.
C) Talamari.
D) Kenchageri Belagallu.
E) Sivapura.

⚛️ Early Reference : -
1.R.Bruce Foot.
2.F.R.Allchin.
3.Peddayya.
4.P.C.Venkatasubbaiah .
5.Ravikori Shetter.

⚛️ Exploration Team : -
1.K.LingannaSwami.(9482006679).
2.Munendra.(9000070806).
3.Susilappa (local people).
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