September 23, 2026•7 min read
Stone Age Delhi: What a Row of Cup-Marks on the Central Ridge Reveals
When naturalist Pradip Krishen and researcher Chetan Agrawal spotted a row of seven cupules and ladder-like figures etched into quartzite rock near the Delhi Polo Ground, they uncovered the first recorded rock art inside Delhi’s Central Ridge. Together with Mangar Bani’s Lower Paleolithic tools, a profound story of deep human antiquity emerges.
