Rock Art and Megaliths

The research work entitled Rock art and Megaliths, Maraiyur, Kerala is an attempt to investigate the archaeological potential of the Mraiyur region, Idukki district Kerala. Maraiyur is located in the nirth-eastern parts of Devikulam Taluk of Idukki district, bordering Tamil Nadu. This study was focused on the megalithic and rock art cultures of Maraiyur and surroundings by adopting a regional approach. Also this work intended to address the issues like a detailed exploration and documentation of the rock Art sites and megalithic sites, and reconstruction of the cultural sequence of Maraiyur. This study yielded a detailed documentation and analysis of rock art and megalithic sites and which brought to light more than 30 Iron Age-Early Historic sites, two habitational evidences as well. The excavation of Megalithic burial and rock shelter produced evidences of early historic occupation in the area. This study also brought to light the close connectionof rock art with megaliths or that region. Further, this has not only helped in identifying new archaeological site in this region, but also the cultural synthesis with neighboring area of Palani hill and Amaravathi Valley in Tamil Nadu.