Environmental activist discovers Prehistoric Cave Paintings in Faridabad

In the forest area of Faridabad, Haryana's archaeologists have discovered cave paintings in the site of Mangarbani hill forest. The paintings are estimated to be prehistoric. Environmental activist Sunil Harsana shared the paintings on social media sites after which the cave paintings attracted the attention. The archaeology department has conducted a search in other sites such as Shilakhari, Mangar, Kot and Dhauj areas in Faridabad, and Roj ka Gujjar and Damdama in Gurgaon in June this year.

Harsana was aware about this painting before but he didn't know that it could have much significance. He has documented various aspects of Aravalli hills, from wildlife to vegetation. After this, he has filmed some art in the caves too. He uploaded the pictures on social media about the paintings which has drawn attention of the archaeologists. 

“Some of the caves have rock art while others have paintings, but only a few of the paintings are in good condition, the others have deteriorated. The art includes what appear to be symbols, markings, some are drawings that are very old, but what exactly it is, only the archaeology department will be able to tell,” Says Harsana to Indian Express. 

Moreover, tools from the Palaeolithic age are also identified in the parts of Aravalli mountain range. As per sources, since a large number of ancient cave paintings and tools of the Palaeolithic age are present, the Haryana Principal Secretary Ashok Khemka has promised to provide state protection to Mangar Bani forest under the Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1964. 

Recently, Haryana's archaelogists have also discovered some of the cave paintings in the Aravalli mountain range, comprising of images of human figures, animals, foliage and geometric which dates back to the Upper Paleolithic age around 40,000 years ago and lasted till around 10,000 years ago, Hindustan Times Reports.