Gavali is a village located in

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where pre-historic

rock drawings A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...

are found.

Archaeological findings

Rock drawings found at Gavali near Brahmastana Temple is in the form of engraving on a rock. Picture of a Humped Bull in line drawing is engraved on a rock and this line drawing is further extended to

Rangoli Rangoli is an art form that originates from the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or a tabletop using materials such as powdered limestone, red ochre, dry rice flour, coloured sand, quartz powder, Petal, flower ...

drawings. Similar engraved drawings on rocks are found at Hire Benakal, Rampur in

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district, Sonda in

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Stone tools Stone tools have been used throughout human history but are most closely associated with prehistoric cultures and in particular those of the Stone Age. Stone tools may be made of either ground stone or knapped stone, the latter fashioned by a c ...

in the form of single sided weapon and a sandstone weapon, belonging to New Stone Age period were found at this location. Weapons are made of dolorite stone and having fine surface and resemble spear. The Stone Age site identified on a hillock 250 feet above sea level is dated c.800-600 BCE by noted historian Dr.A.Sundara and the rock engravings are dated c.2500 BCE and stone weapons found at this site are dated c.2000-1500 BCE. Pre-historic site of Gavali is included in the list of

Mesolithic The Mesolithic (Ancient Greek language, Greek: μέσος, ''mesos'' 'middle' + λίθος, ''lithos'' 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic i ...

sites found in

such as Avarse, Masikere, Guddettu, Kolanakallu, Nancharu, Sastavu near Petri etc.

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Picture of stone tools found at Gavali

References

Villages in Udupi district {{Udupi-geo-stub

Archaeological findings

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