The Hindu | 16/01/2022 12:52 PM | Click to read full article
The Directorate of Archaeology department is still trying to secure UNESCO’s World Heritage Site status for the petroglyphs on the walls of the Edakkal caves on the Ambukuthy hills in Wayanad, Minister for Museums, Archaeology and Archives Ahammad Devarkovil has said.
Speaking after inaugurating a three-day workshop organised by the Directorate of Archaeology on conservation, preservation, and management of Edakkal petroglyphs and the first meeting of the expert committee constituted by the government to conduct a detailed study on the archaeological site and suggest measures for its conservation at Sulthan Bathery on Friday.
