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Archaeology Department to preserve artifacts at Polavaram
Andhra Pradesh Department of Archaeology and Museums Commissioner Dr G Vani Mohan said since October 2017 the department officials were excavating archaeological remains at Polavaram. According to her, when the water is released into Polavaram project about 30 to 40 villages would submerge.
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Department of Archaeology and Museums Commissioner Dr G Vani Mohan said since October 2017 the department officials were excavating archaeological remains at Polavaram. According to her, when the water is released into Polavaram project about 30 to 40 villages would submerge.
Addressing the media persons here on Friday, she said there are two villages which have great archaeological importance and the department has to salvage them. The villages Rudramakota in West Godavari district and Rayunipeta in East Godavari district has valuable research findings which will be lost if not preserved.
She quoted that there are as many as 160 burials dating to 2,000 BCE to 80,000 BCE in these villages. She said that in the excavation iron implements were found which were used by ancient cave men to cut animals according to Deccan College of Archaeological Research Institute of Pune. The findings state that there was trade with north India and they used iron for farming. They even found the remains of animals she said and added that the findings show women used to decorate themselves with beads.
Once the excavation was completed a site museum would be established at Polavaram or at the headquarters of Eluru soon, she said. KSB Kesava, Deputy Director, Commissionerate of Archaeology, and N Mallikarjuna Rao, Deputy Director, Commissionerate of Archaeology participated.
Dr Vani Mohan said that there was an acute shortage of funds, staff and place to preserve the artifacts. Since long time there was no recruitment of staff as people are retiring, she said.
Recently, they had some fund allocation from the Central government and they would digitise all the findings and preserve the excavated artifacts.
She said that Undavalli caves, Moghalrajapuram caves and Akkanna Madanna caves will get a face-lift to attract visitors.
She said that projection mapping would be introduced at Kondapalli Fort to narrate the story of the fort to attract tourists. She said that a three-day international conference would be held starting from March 12 to 14 at Acharya Nagarjuna University.
She said that eminent personalities in archaeology department from across the country and abroad will participate and address the gathering. Three hundred scholars, researchers and professors from 35 universities from across the country and international personalities of archaeology from Thailand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the UK and Korea will participate in the three-day conference.
