Anthropomorphic motif discovered in Wayanad

• An anthropomorphic Motifs has been discovered on the Thovari hills near Edakkal caves in the Wayanad district of Kerala.
• The figure was discovered among the prehistoric rock engravings, which is termed as Petroglyps.
• The rock engravings at Thovari are generally believed to consist mainly of geometrical and abstract figures.
• This discovery emerges as one of the first anthropomorphic figure of pre-historic rock arts sites on the world. The motif figure was discovered by a team of rock art enthusiasts, when they were documenting the petroglyphs of the district.
• Earlier in March 2014, similar graffiti that resembled the letters of Brahmi language was discovered in the Neolithic rock engravings on the rocks of the Thovari hills. It was discovered by the Department of Archaeology of Edakkal.
• Anthropomorphic Motifs: Anthropomorphic (human-form) representation is generally these are the object that depicts religious pictures as well as the sculpture.