Stone carvings found in Gurugram

In news– Stone carvings that archaeologists say date back to the Paleolithic period or the Stone Age. have been discovered in Gurugram, Haryana.

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The findings include graffiti, and hand and footprints of humans and animals engraved on quartzite rocks.
Most of the carvings are of animal paws and human footprints. There are some basic symbols, which had presumably been kept for some special purpose.
These can be territorial, or used for ancient games or record-keeping
The site is atop a hillock and just 6km from Mangar, where cave paintings believed to be from the same period were discovered in 2021.
A team of archaeologists confirmed that the rocks indeed dated back to the Paleolithic period.
The Paleolithic era spans from about 25 lakh years to 10,000 BP (before present, the carbon dating marker that archaeologists use with 1950 treated as the base year).
These findings are remarkable examples of Indian prehistory. They mark the progress of human civilisation.
Among the items that were found were pebbles and flake-based tools, hinting at a site where stone tools were manufactured — this ‘Acheulean’ industry was the first tradition of standardised tool-making.
Archaeologists also believe that the stone paintings could be the largest in the Indian subcontinent.
The Aravalis have been a subject of pre-historic research for several decades.
In 1986, stone paintings were discovered in Anangpur area of Faridabad. A total of 43 sites were traced then, prompting researchers to start surveys of the area every now and then.