The manufacture of solid stone wheels in the granite-gneiss regions of the Deccan dates from a remote period since they are represented in Indian art, particularly, in Hoysala sculptures of 12th -13th century. The study of their structure and ornamentation points to similarity with the wheels of today ceremonial cars. Documents of the early colonial period prove that these wheels were largely used in the beginning of the 19th century in the Deccan, but that they slowly disappeared in most regions. Fortunately, we know the techniques used by the stone cutters, as the hewing of wheels in the Nelluru district, in Andhra Pradesh, has been described in detail at the end of the 19th century by Bruce Foote (1880). It is surprising to see that, in this fast-moving world which witnessed dramatic changes in the last decades, particularly in transportation, there are still craftsmen faithful to the ancient traditions, who are making stone wheels near Badami, in the Bijapur district.

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历史记录：印度南部石轮制造的难以置信的生存

在Deccan的花岗岩-片麻岩地区制造实心石轮可以追溯到一个遥远的时期，因为它们在印度艺术中代表着，尤其是在12-13世纪的Hoysala雕塑中。对它们的结构和装饰的研究表明与当今礼仪汽车的车轮具有相似性。殖民早期的文献证明，这些轮子在19世纪初的德干地区大量使用，但在大多数地区它们已逐渐消失。幸运的是，我们知道石材切割机使用的技术，因为布鲁斯·富特（Bruce Foote，1880年）在19世纪末曾详细描述了安得拉邦内鲁鲁地区的轮子the刨。令人惊讶的是，在这个快速发展的世界中，过去几十年发生了翻天覆地的变化，尤其是在交通运输领域，