Climate change could lead to faster deterioration of rock art sites in the Nilgiris, necessitating long-term monitoring of the sites to protect them from disappearing, according to researchers working on documenting rock art sites in the Nilgiris.
Using the rock art site at Iduhatty as an example, Janardhan Nanjudan, a researcher and an ecologist from the Nilgiris, said “the exceptionally old rock art of Iduhatty is located within a dynamic sub-tropical environment that renders it particularly vulnerable to the destructive impacts of climate change, adding unique urgency to this call for further research and protection,” he said.
According to other researchers documenting rock art sites in the Nilgiris, there were over 10 such sights recorded in the recent past, including the most spectacular of the sites – the Karikiyoor rock paintings.
