Summary:
They found over 700 stone tools of varying sizes, including microliths (small stone tools), inside the Konkan cave. A newly explored cave in Konkan area of Maharashtra is believed to hold clues to the creators of petroglyphs, prehistoric forms of communication and engraved art, found on laterite rocks in the region. Apte said there are few habitational caves in the Konkan and western coast, barring those like Susrundi at Guhagar in Ratnagiri. Ecological and zoological investigations will reveal when the region had a climate to help these animals habitate it. While the longest of them is nearly 57 feet, with a width of about 17 feet, the shortest one is 2 to 3 cm..