Puako petroglyphs
An area with more than 30 000 petroglyphs. This could be the largest collection of petroglyphs in the Pacific region. Numerous signs hint at a preliminary development of a local writing system.
Brahmagiri megaliths
180 metres high granite outcrop with numerous megalithic structures. Settled at least since the 2nd millenium BC. Ancient cemetery with 300 stone cists, painted pottery. Stones with later inscriptions – Ashokan edicts.
Thovarimala Ezhuthupara
Cave with prehistoric (around 8,000 BC) pictorial writings.
Edakkal Caves
Cave with unusual archaeological monument: 6 – 8 thousand years old petroglyphs that resemble ancient writing.