Gurgaon: The Archaeological Department and Haryana Museum have sent proposals to the state governments who are looking for protected statuses for 5,000 hectares in Manggri Faridabad, where cave paintings may come from the paleolithic era (Stone Age) recently found together with Rock Shelter and tool.
According to the proposal, preliminary notifications under Section 4 (1) of the Ancient Punjab Monument and History and Archaeological Sites and continue to act, 1964 which includes areas spread across Shilakhari, Manggri, ROJ Gujjar, Dhaujar Roj, Dhaujing, Dhaujing and Nurpur Dhumaspur can be issued quick.
This site is near the Grove of Mantar Bani.
The law mandates the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archeological locations and remains apart from national interests, archeological excavation regulations and statue protection, engraving and other objects.
In the paleolitic era, early humans live in a cave or a simple hut.
They use basic stone and bone tools, as well as raw stone axes, to hunt.
“Cave paintings may die back to 1 lakh years before now (BP).
We have sought regional protection and are awaiting approval from the government Haryana.
At that time it will be the ‘protected’ status, we will begin to document the entire site with the help of GPS mapping,” Banani Bhattacharyya said, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Haryana Archeology and Museum.
“We will also bring national research laboratory assistance for conservation (Lucknow), Paleo Birbal Institute (Lucknow) and a physical research laboratory (Ahmedabad) for painting conservation,” he added.
There will be large-scale scientific excavations and archaeological dating paintings and deposits that are excavated during further investigation, he said.
Haryana’s main secretary (Archeology and Museum) Ashok Khemka said Palaeolithic’s painting was previously reported at Anangpur Faridabad in 1986.
“These paintings may be an extension of the Anangpur website,” he said.
Khemka further said 43 sites were tracked in the area at that time, and several archaeological teams had tried to track paintings throughout the region.
One of the teams was sent to Mangar, where the art of the cave was found, he added.
Meanwhile, the Administration of Faridabad Regency on Thursday said they completed the truthing of the area (verifying data through observations in place) on Wednesday.
“We are preparing a report, which we will share with the Archaeological Department and Museum.
The purpose of this exercise is to find out the landscape and land category,” said Yash Pal, Deputy Commissioner Faridabad.
Environmental activists have welcomed moving.
Sunil Harsana, an activist from Mantar Village, said it was tended to all areas to get protection.
“The Manganese forest area and the site of painting cave need protection because this is a symbol of our existence.
It is very important that the site gets protection before further investigation.”