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Wayanad
Heritage
museum
is
situated
at
Ambalavayal,
about
12
km
from
Sulthan
Bathery.
It
is
one
of
the
largest
and
best
archaeological
museums
in
Kerala
History
There
are
many
places
in
Wayanad
which
have
great
archaeological
and
anthropological
relevance.
Edakkal
Caves
is
one
of
them
and
during
the1980s
there
were
large
scale
research
and
preservation
attempts
of
these
caves.
The
anthropologists
who
were
engaged
in
this
task
collected
innumerable
artefacts
from
the
district,
mainly
from
places
like
Ambalavayal,
Sultan
Bathery
and
the
forests
of
Wayanad.
These
attempts
brought
in
more
interest
from
the
district
authorities
and
together
with
anthropologists,
the
authorities
enhanced
the
mission
to
excavate
more
artefacts
of
archaeological
relevance.
Many
relics
were
unearthed
from
Muthanga,
Nalluvayal,
Edathara
and
many
other
places
of
the
district.
The
efforts
became
very
successful
when
students
from
various
colleges
in
the
district
as
well
as
from
Calicut
University
also
started
participating
and
collecting
relics
from
various
regions
of
Malabar.
Even
the
local
people
came
out
with
many
artefacts
used
by
the
tribes.
The
authorities
started
thinking
of
ways
to
preserve
these
relics
and
with
the
help
of
the
state
Archaeology
Department,
a
museum
was
established
at
Ambalavayal.
Exhibits
One
of
the
best-maintained
museums
in
Kerala,
the
Ambalavayal
Heritage
Museum
houses
a
rich
collection
of
artefacts
which
stand
in
testimony
of
the
fact
that
there
had
been
an
advanced
civilisation
which
existed
in
the
mountains
of
Wayanad.
This
heritage
museum
is
one
of
the
largest
and
best
archaeological
museums
in
the
state.
Exhibits
in
the
museum
include
many
stone
weapons,
stone
carvings,
14th
to
16th
century
sculptures,
potteries
of
Megalithic
Age,
hunting
equipments,
clay
sculptures
and
other
interesting
artefacts.
Idols
made
of
hard
and
soft
rocks,
which
were
believed
to
be
worshipped
by
the
ancient
people
too
can
be
seen
in
the
museum.
The
exhibits
collected
are
preserved
in
four
blocks
–
Veerasmruthi,
Gothrasmruthi,
Devasmruthi
and
Jeevanasmruthi.
Veerasmruthi
mainly
includes
different
types
of
pictorial
rock
edicts
known
as
Veerakkallu
or
Hero
Stones,
which
talk
about
the
valiant
warriors
of
the
bygone
era.
Hero
Stones
had
been
erected
on
the
tombs
of
warriors
to
commemorate
their
heroic
deeds
–
be
it
in
a
war
or
an
attempt
to
kill
wild
animals
like
tigers.
Gothrasmruthi
and
Jeevansmruthi
sections
are
related
to
articles
associated
with
tribal
life.
Tribal
artefacts
like
headgear,
jewellery,
hunting
and
fishing
weapons,
cowbells,
farming
implements
and
musical
instruments
are
on
display
here.
The
artefacts
exhibited
in
the
Devasmruthi
block
attract
a
lot
of
scholars
and
students
interested
in
archaeology,
as
they
belong
to
the
very
ancient
times
–
from
Neolithic
age
to
the
17th
century.
Stone
idols
dating
back
to
12th
century,
terracotta
figurines
and
local
art
works
excavated
from
the
Malabar
region
have
been
put
on
display
here.
There
is
also
a
multi-media
theatre
near
the
Museum
which
offers
a
show
for
tourists