ould ers ▁( ser ved ▁as ▁a ▁roof ). ▁The ▁rock ▁structure ▁has ▁large , ▁gap ing ▁holes ▁in ▁the ▁arch ▁and ▁allows ▁sun light ▁to ▁enter ▁inside ▁which ▁provides ▁the ▁required ▁light ▁for ▁inter iors . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁shelter ▁for ▁h unter - g ather er ▁pre histor ic ▁people . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁Sid la ph adi ▁in ▁the ▁Bad ami ▁arch ae ological ▁museum , ▁it ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁re create ▁Sid la ph adi ▁and ▁has ▁post ers ▁to ▁provide ▁relevant ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁man . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ev id ences ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁the ▁Sid la ph adi ▁was ▁a ▁dwell ing ▁of ▁pre histor ic ▁man . ▁ ▁Pre histor ic ▁rock ▁art ▁ ▁This ▁natural ▁rock ▁bridge ▁structure ▁was ▁studied ▁by ▁arch ae ologist ▁Sh ri ▁A . ▁Sund ar , ▁who ▁identified ▁pre histor ic ▁( now ▁f ading ) ▁paint ings ▁on ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁arch . ▁The ▁bl unt ▁weapons ▁of ▁stone ▁were ▁also ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Other ▁meg al ith ic ▁sites ▁in ▁K arn ata ka ▁ ▁H ire ben kal ▁ ▁Sang an ak all u ▁ ▁K up gal ▁pet rog lyph s ▁ ▁S onda ▁ ▁By se ▁ ▁An eg und i ▁ ▁K hy ad ▁ ▁Bra hm ag iri ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁ ▁Mor era ▁That te ▁ ▁Pre histor ic ▁rock ▁art ▁ ▁South ▁Asian ▁Stone ▁Age ▁ ▁References ▁