Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c8.2

c8.2

But, the human being has no such bodily protective device ever since his emergence on this planet. He had therefore to think of some artificial means to protect himself from attacks on him by either his fellow beings or animals, some of which were immensely mighty, ferocious like rhinoceros, elephants, tigers etc.. He, therefore, not only for collection of food but also for protection from external dangers devised various kinds of weapons. The prehistory of man contains a thrilling account about the methods of making such tools and weapons known from stone and metal tools and weapons and from the rock paintings.¹ (Powell,T.G.E., 1966, e.g. illustration pp. 57-59 and Clark,J.G.D. 1961, p.29).