Shell Inscriptions found in Rayalaseema for first time
2 months ago

Shell Inscriptions found in Rayalaseema for first time

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Nine shell inscriptions, engraved on rock boulders, were found inside the Lankamalla forest at Siddavatam village in Kadapa district of Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh. The shell inscriptions belonged to ancient period written in the ‘Shankalipi’ script representing ornate spiral characters resembling conch shells. The text found in the inspections deciphered to be ‘Chandrahasa, Ye Dharmaja, Sri Visishtha Kankaladhari and Stalakara Chanapa.’ Siddavatam forest range officer B. Kalavati found the inscriptions and informed the Archaeological Survey of India to decipher, preserve and protect them. ASI director K. Munirathnam Reddy said, “We have found the shell inscriptions in the Rayalaseema region in AP for the first time and the awareness campaign among the people to help find ancient inscriptions is helping us to find more inscriptions across the nation.”

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ASI’s epigraphy wing copies 1,000 inscriptions for first time in 2024-25
4 days, 11 hours ago

ASI’s epigraphy wing copies 1,000 inscriptions for first time in 2024-25

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Archaeological Survey of India’s epigraphy branch has copied 1,000 inscriptions from different parts of the country in the current financial year 2024-25 for preservation. The ASI authorities say that for the first time in the last six decades’ of works across the country, they could achieve a major task of copying 1,000 inscriptions. After finding inscriptions engraved on …

Rare copper plates of Vijayanagar period comes to light
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Rare copper plates of Vijayanagar period comes to light

The Hindu  

A set of five copper plates belonging to the Vijayanagar period, has come to light and has been deciphered by the Epigraphy branch of the Archaeological Survey of India, in Mysuru. Dr. Reddy said the inscriptions on the copper plate were in Sanskrit and Kannada languages with Nagari character. forests Recently, Dr. Reddy and his team trekked through the Lankkamala …

ASI team discovers 16th century Shaivite centre in Lankamala Wildlife Sanctuary
4 weeks ago

ASI team discovers 16th century Shaivite centre in Lankamala Wildlife Sanctuary

New Indian Express  

KADAPA: Lankamala Wildlife Sanctuary in Siddavatam forest range, once renowned for its rich biodiversity, has now emerged as a key historical site with new archaeological discoveries. A team of researchers led by Siddavatam forest range officer K Kalavathi and Dr K Munirathnam Reddy, Director at the Archaeological Survey of India, Mysore, has uncovered ancient inscriptions and prehistoric rock art. The …

ASI finds ancient writings, prehistoric art in Andhra's Lankamala Wildlife Sanctuary
4 weeks, 1 day ago

ASI finds ancient writings, prehistoric art in Andhra's Lankamala Wildlife Sanctuary

New Indian Express  

KADAPA : Lankamala Wildlife Sanctuary in Siddavatam forest range, once renowned for its rich biodiversity, has now emerged as a key historical site with new archaeological discoveries. A team of researchers led by Siddavatam forest range officer K Kalavathi and Dr K Munirathnam Reddy, Director at the Archaeological Survey of India, Mysore, has uncovered ancient inscriptions and prehistoric rock art. …

ASI takes estampage of ancient inscriptions found in Lankamala forest
1 month ago

ASI takes estampage of ancient inscriptions found in Lankamala forest

The Hindu  

The Archaeological Survey of India has embarked on an ambitious programme of taking estampages of the ancient inscriptions dating between 4th to 15th Century CE, found in the Sri Lankamalleswara wildlife sanctuary tucked deep inside the Siddavatam forest range of Kadapa district. Thirty inscriptions were found in the interior forest which were found to be written in Brahmi, Nagari, Telugu …

ASI to visit Lankamalleswara sanctuary to ‘estampage’ 30 new inscriptions
1 month ago

ASI to visit Lankamalleswara sanctuary to ‘estampage’ 30 new inscriptions

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: A six-member team from the Archaeological Survey of India would visit the Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary in Kadapa district for three days from Thursday for the estampaging of 30 new inscriptions dated from the 4th to the 15th Century CE. The team led by ASI director Munirathnam Reddy will visit the forests for three days. ASI director Munirathnam Reddy …

Copper Plates from Vijayanagara Kingdom Discovered in Tiruvallur District
5 months, 1 week ago

Copper Plates from Vijayanagara Kingdom Discovered in Tiruvallur District

The Hindu  

Copper plates from the Vijayanagara Kingdom have been discovered in Tiruvallur district. The plates, inscribed with two leaves dating back to the 16th Century CE, were found during a regular check of the lockers on the premises of the Sri Singeeswarar temple. The inscriptions were written in Sanskrit and Nandinagari script and recorded the gift of a village Vasalabattaka to …

Researchers Successfully Decipher 700-Yr-Old Inscription In Khurda
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Researchers Successfully Decipher 700-Yr-Old Inscription In Khurda

Deccan Chronicle  

Researchers from Kalinga Epigraphical Research Group have successfully deciphered an old ancient stone inscription from Odisha’s Khurda district. KERG researchers Bishnu Mohan Adhikari, Bikram Nayak, Mihir Bahinipati and Deepak Kumar Nayak responded to the call and deciphered the inscription. Considering the script, the Sarapari inscription has close connections with Patteswar Temple inscription of Eastern Ganga King Bhanudeva III found in …

Rerecording history: Bengaluru's Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project helps preserve millenia-old stone inscriptions
3 years ago

Rerecording history: Bengaluru's Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project helps preserve millenia-old stone inscriptions

The Hindu  

Udaya Kumar, fieldwork means locating ancient stone inscriptions and scanning and deciphering them. Udaya Kumar explained: “Looking at the inscriptions, I think the smaller stone dates back to the 10th century and is in Halegannada while the longer one, which has Tamil characters inscribed on it, dates back to the 14th century.” To the gaze of an inexperienced person, the …

Monogram of Jain inscriptions getting ready in Hassan
7 years, 3 months ago

Monogram of Jain inscriptions getting ready in Hassan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hassan: In an attempt to conserve the ancient stone inscriptions found in Vindhyagiri, Chandragiri and other monuments of Shravanabelagola, a popular Jain pilgrimage centre in Hassan, the Archaeological Survey of India has launched a project to copy them and make a monogram to spread awareness among people about their historical significance. A team of 10 epigraphists has so far copied …

Tamil Brahmi letters found in archaeological exploration
8 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Brahmi letters found in archaeological exploration

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: A terracotta weight holder with inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi has been excavated by archaeologists at a megalithic site in 'Periathadagam,' on Coimbatore outskirts. The latest discovery of articles with Tamil Brahmi inscriptions gains significance as archaeologists had found Tamil letters with striking similarity during excavations in places like Boluvampatty, Perur and Kodumanal areas along the Noyyal river basin. According …

Set in stone, tablet corrects a mistake
8 years, 9 months ago

Set in stone, tablet corrects a mistake

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Epigraphists and archaeologists have recently found interesting engravings on stones in Tellapur in Medak district, Phanigiri in Nalgonda,Taakkellapadu in Guntur district and Venkatagiri in Nellore district. A Telugu inscription in Tellapur of Medak district dating back to Saka 1340, engraved on a stone slab kept in between two big pillars outside the village refers to Phirojashah Sultan. Another in …

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