Kerala Government to secure UNESCO’s World Heritage Site status for Edakkal caves: Minister Ahammad Devarkovil

The archeological site satisfies some of the stipulations laid for the qualification

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, Mr. Ahammed said the archeological site was one of the very few sites in the State eligible for getting the status.