Orvakallu Rock Paintings

Why in news?

• The researchers while conducting a survey of the lower River Krishna Valley identified a new prehistoric rock painting in Orvakallu.

About Orvakallu Rock Paintings:

• Orvakallu Rock Paintings seen in Orvakallu village of Andhra Pradesh are prehistoric rock painting
• The painting depicts a person tilling land, shedding light on the social life and culture of the ancient inhabitants.
• The prehistoric rock painting was found on the walls and ceiling of natural rock shelters on a hillock.
• The site consists of five caves, two of which exhibit distinct depictions of rock paintings from the Mesolithic Age (approximately 5000 BC).
• The paintings were created using natural white kaolin and red ochre pigments.

Significance of the findings:

• The discovery sheds light on the social life and culture of the people who inhabited the area during the Mesolithic Age.
• One painting depicts a man catching a wild goat while holding a hook like implement.
• Notably, a painted figure shows a man holding a plough, suggesting a semi-settled life pattern and agricultural practices.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Orvakallu Rock Paintings, recently in new, is situated in the valley of:

(a) Krishna

(b) Godavari

(c) Son

(d) Ganga

Answer