Three new rare rock paintings found in this district in Telangana

These incredible finds - located at 18.007378 degrees longitude and 78.182086 degrees latitude - which appear as abstract, outline sketches include a large, colourful figure, a fish, spotted animals, a large sun, bone, two kangaroo-like animals, among other things

Hyderabad: In a major artistic find, three rare rock paintings, estimated to date back to several thousand years back, have been discovered in Pappannapeta mandal of Medak district.

A member of the Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam, Burra Santosh, has discovered these three rare rock paintings at two places on the Nagasanipalle hills on the Edupayala Durgamma route in Papannapeta mandal of Medak district.

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Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam convenor, Sriramoju Haragropal, described these finds located at 18.007378 degrees longitude and 78.182086 degrees latitude, as incredible and rare rock paintings.

The red ochre-coloured rock paintings include a large, colourful figure, a fish, spotted animals, a large sun, bone, two kangaroo-like animals, a large human figure wearing a mask, diamond-shaped designs, zigzag lines, vertical designs and a large tail.

A large carnivorous animal with a large neck and box-like body resembling a dinosaur is also painted here. Sriramoju Haragopal said there were also some unidentified images and added, “Almost all the rock paintings appear as outline sketches. Some of the images overlap.”

Bandi Muralidhar Reddy, a rock painting expert and advisor to the Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam, studied the style of these rock paintings, use of colours, abstract images, and the method of painting in red. “These rock paintings can be identified as the Late Mesolithic period,” he added.