Edakkal Caves

The Edakkal caves are two natural caves at a remote location in sultan bathery in the Wayanad district of Kerala in India. They lie 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level on Ambukutty Mala, near an ancient trade route connecting the high mountains of Mysore to the ports of the Malabar Coast. Inside the caves are etched petroglyphs believed to date to at least 6,000 BCE, from the Neolithic man, indicating the presence of a prehistoric settlement in this region. The Stone Age carvings of Edakkal are rare and are the only known examples from South India besides those of Shenthurini, Kollam, also in Kerala. The cave paintings of Shenthurini (Shendurney) forests in Kerala are of the Mesolithic era.

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Cave at Edakkal
cave with prehistoric art, India, 

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Location: 11.6413, 76.2358, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Edakkal Caves ⓘ
  cave in India

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  Kozhikode–Wayanad Tunnel Road ⓘ
  proposed tunnel road in Kerala

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Kerala - Eddekal Caves (15944292016)

Kerala - Eddekal Caves (15944292636)

Edakkal Caves - Views from and around 2019 (164)

Kerala - Eddekal Caves (15944292016)

Kerala - Eddekal Caves (15944292636)

Edakkal 03

Edakkal 02

Edakkal 01

Edakkal 04

Edakkal 05

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Edakkal Caves	cave with prehistoric art	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Kozhikode–Wayanad Tunnel Road	road tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Kerala - Eddekal Caves (15944292016)		Commons
commons	image		Kerala - Eddekal Caves (15944292636)		Commons
commons	image		Edakkal Caves - Views from and around 2019 (164)		Commons
commons	image		Kerala - Eddekal Caves (15944292016)		Commons
commons	image		Kerala - Eddekal Caves (15944292636)		Commons
commons	image		Edakkal 03		Commons
commons	image		Edakkal 02		Commons
commons	image		Edakkal 01		Commons
commons	image		Edakkal 04		Commons
commons	image		Edakkal 05		Commons

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