PNS|Hyderabad
A rock bruising of a bull of the Neolithic period was noticed at Musapet, mandal headquarters in Mahabubnagar district in an exploration conducted by Dr E Sivanagireddy, archaeologist and CEO of Pleach India Foundation on Sunday.
As per the request of the locals, to prepare a master plan for the development of a local hillock called Ramaswamy Gutta, as an Ecotourism and Heritage Tourism destination, he has identified the remains of the Rastrakuta, Kalyani Chalukya, Kakatiya and Vijayanagar periods represented by temple structures and sculptures.
While examining the brick-built superstructure over the Ramalingeswara temple, he chanced upon to notice the rock bruising of the bull along with a few figurines of men and animals below it delineated using stone tools. The art form denotes the early phase of the Neolithic period in which man was domesticating animals and practicing agriculture. The bruising executed at a height of 400 ft from the ground level is seen to be dull in view of its exposure to sun and rain for the past 4,000 years.
