Posted on 01/01/2011 5:59:57 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A team of researchers from the Archaeological Survey of India has unearthed maps depicted on the roof of a cave in Karnataka (India) that date back to 1500-2000 BCE. What was once thought to be a megalithic burial site with just paintings of animals and humans, could be the proof of the cartographic skills of prehistoric Indians...
While paintings of animals such as cows, hunting scenes and human figurines are common across prehistoric settlements, only the Chikramapura village caves, also called Kadebagilu rock shelters, feature maps...
According to Keshava, the prehistoric man obtained a bird's eye view of an area by climbing a hillock and standing at a vantage point. He would then observe his settlement -- houses, pathways, waterbodies, etc. With these images in mind, he would paint them in his cave...
Deciphering the exact meaning of the paintings was not easy for the experts, but they found many similarities with the modern-day maps. The triangular marks used to represent hillocks on these maps are similar to the symbols used by surveyors. Furthermore, a narrow passage has been compared to the figure of a human being, while the ladder-like symbol indicates a pathway. It took Keshava and his team almost a year to confirm the findings.
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Using the map may well lead to other habitation sites. Provided, of course, that the people using it can read a map...
The dates override settlements that existed IMO. Cave painting happens to this day, word... The Indus valley is far older than this.
I wonder how well those prehistoric GPS’s worked? ;)
You may know this, in which case I misunderstood your point, but this site is a LONG way from the Indus valley.
I’m sure the maps were drawn by men, so they didn’t have to stop and ask directions. :^)
Remains left. Do you think cave dwellers surrounded/shadowed civilization? If you do then fine. I don’t. The dates are wrong IMO.
Sad that they feel the need to leave Christ out of the “era.”. I wonder what else happened two thousand years ago to which they refer?
If they are quarrying, why not just quarry out this stuff ala Abu Simbel? Move it to some warehouse where it will never be seen again.
Post#8, my apologies to MK...
Don’t mention it. I claim no expertise in this are whatsoever.
are=area
This is 4,000 to 3,500 years ago.
Fascinating but I wish they included a photo of the ‘map’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0NIWMFE0EQ Carnatic music ~ this is where it’s from. The one I am referencing is called a MORNING RAGA praising Krishna. This is an excerpt from a movie. If the Wheel of Life should turn and you end up in India there are many worse places to arrive than a Carnatic musical event ~ this style is known as “Scat Music” in America. If you followed the Rat Pack in Vegas they had several guys who could do this as well as any Indian.
>>This is 4,000 to 3,500 years ago.
I’m aware of that. But I feel the need to ignore, with extreme prejudice, those publications that would like to change BC to BCE. We all know the who and why...
Some varieties still do, to this day, in India.
There are articles about this particular Negroid tribe in the Nicobar Islands (which are under Indian possession currently) whose native inhabitants shoot arrows at Indian Navy helicopters as they pass by.
Well said. I remain skeptical.
I'm holding the line at English.
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