Konankuntlu Hill in Chintamani, Karnataka, still carries visible traces of human life from thousands of years ago. Across this landscape, dolmens, stone circles, rock shelters, and ancient rock paintings quietly tell stories of the people... We arrived at Watgal searching for traces of prehistory.Instead, history found us through a group of school children. They moved across the landscape with ease, pointing out forgotten forts, ancient carvings, and even rocks that... In 2024, during a walk along the coast of Kumta, Dinesh Maneer noticed something unusual. Etched into the rock surface were markings that did not appear natural. At first, it was simply an observation —... Hidden quietly along the banks of the Tungabhadra lies something even older than the temples themselves. A couple of kilometres beyond Virupaksha, near the river’s edge, is Baramadevara Gundu — a rock shelter home to... Finding a rock painting is rarely straightforward. During our documentation work in Badami, we set out to record the well-known wild boar painting. But in a landscape made up entirely of rock shelters and painted... At first glance, this might look like any other weathered boulder resting in the landscape, but ancient civilizations had an extraordinary way of turning the simplest elements of nature into something profound. Discovered in Pavagada,...
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