Reading the Walls: Stratigraphy of Meaning in the Deccan Cave Temples

New LIDAR scans of the Ellora caves reveal that the final 2% of the Ravana sculpture was carved with distinct tool marks indicating a different mason and era than the main structure. This archaeological anomaly challenges the monolithic 'single workshop' theory of Rashtrakuta patronage and suggests a collaborative, multi-generational labor force that has been erased by standard historiography.

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