Rock drawings found at Gavali near Brahmastana Temple is in the form of engraving on a rock. Picture of a Humped Bull in line drawing is engraved on a rock and this line drawing is further extended to Rangoli drawings.[1] Similar engraved drawings on rocks are found at Hire Benakal, Rampur in Bellary district, Sonda in Uttara Kannada District.[2]
Stone tools in the form of single sided weapon and a sandstone weapon, belonging to New Stone Age period were found at this location.[3] Weapons are made of dolorite stone and having fine surface and resemble spear.[4]
The stone age site identified on a hillock 250 feet above sea level is dated c.800-600 BCE by noted historian Dr.A.Sundara and the rock engravings are dated c.2500 BCE and stone weapons found at this site are dated c.2000-1500 BCE.[5]
Pre-historic site of Gavali is included in the list of mesolithic sites found in Udupi District such as Avarse, Masikere, Guddettu, Kolanakallu, Nancharu, Sastavu near Petri etc.[6]
^Dr. A, Sundara. . Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts(IGNCA). Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^kannada, classical.org. . classicalkannada.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^DHNS. "Stone Age weapons and carvings found at Gavali, Kundapur". brahmavara.com/news. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^Udayavani. "Neolithic weapons found". Udayavani 20.7.2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
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