Posted on 07/17/2014 3:56:53 PM PDT by Theoria
Chhattisgarh state department of archaeology and culture plans to seek help from Nasa and Isro for research on 10,000-year-old rock paintings depicting aliens and UFOs in Charama region in Kanker district in tribal Bastar region.
According to archaeologist JR Bhagat, these paintings have depicted aliens like those shown in Hollywood and Bollywood flicks. Located about 130km from Raipur, the caves come under village Chandeli and Gotitola.
"The findings suggest that humans in prehistoric times may have seen or imagined beings from other planets which still create curiosity among people and researchers. Extensive research is needed for further findings. Chhattisgarh presently doesn't have any such expert who could give clarity on the subject," Bhagat told TOI.
One of the ancient rock paintings carved on caves at Charama in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district. (TOI photo by Amit Bhardwaj)
There are several beliefs among locals in these villages. While few worship the paintings, others narrate stories they have heard from ancestors about "rohela people" the small sized ones who used to land from sky in a round shaped flying object and take away one or two persons of village who never returned.
"The paintings are done in natural colours that have hardly faded despite the years. The strangely carved figures are seen holding weapon-like objects and do not have clear features. Specially, the nose and mouth are missing. In few pictures, they are even shown wearing space suits. We can't refute possibility of imagination by prehistoric men but humans usually fancy such things," the archaeologist said.
(TOI photo by Amit Bhardwaj)
He added that it is a co-incidence that such ancient images appear to have sharp resemblance to UFOs shown in alien movies. "The fan-like antenna and three legs of vehicle's stand clearly show a similarity to UFO type craft," he said.
Other archaeologists would also be consulted for further verification.
(TOI photo by Amit Bhardwaj)
Clearly it’s aliens and not dumb cave paintings
that part looks faked or added later. doesn’t even fit the character of the other art. who says these aren’t demons. there is a reason all these ancient people worshipped ugly and vengeful gods. maybe they saw them.
Maybe their kids needed something to do.
Not my fault.
Yes. Thank you!
I see a Stealth Bomber on rock at upper left in post #15.
Correction. Make that upper right.
It’s the people now alive who are doing the imagining. Like seeing the man in the moon, or the face on Mars.
It’s what humans do. See patterns, some there, some not there.
Paintings like these are glimpses into Neolithic religious rites; see these from Australia, and note that were some see alien grays or space helmets I see witch doctors parading around with human skulls.
https://www.google.com/search?q=aborigines+aliens&espv=2&tbm=isch
Thanks Theoria. Seems like a good Digest ping. Happy Saturday from the middle of summer, everyone!
https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Madonna+and+Saint+Giovannino+by+Domenico+Ghirlandaio&tbm=isch
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22The+Baptism+of+Jesus%22+Aert+De+Gelder&espv=2&tbm=isch
of course, there’s artists’ images of meteor storms as well:
https://www.google.com/search?q=woodcut+meteorites+above+city&espv=2&tbm=isch
That's a very good point. One can posit that it's more a testament to the amazing power of man's imagination than the evidence of extraterrestrial visitors.
Park ranger wasn’t interested...
Kind of like tour bus guides that have to start their spiel all over again if you ask them a question:) Or it might be information they don’t want you to know.
Have you seen that program on TV America Unearthed? The show is led by a forensic geologist out of Minnesota. He is always looking for stuff like that. Look him up and let him know.
Couple weeks ago I was privileged to view a semi secret display of the largest collection of pictographs in Oregon. The analysis of the drawings was it was a local message board. Same red color as the ones in the article. I need to look up the recipe for that stuff. Still brilliant after all these years.
Since we don’t know what aliens or alien spacecraft look like, how do we know what these paintings represent?
http://tinyurl.com/lukekan
Looks like Dennis Rodman and I always thought he was a ‘spaced’ man.
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