Indian art and culture / Painting
Prehistoric rock paintings
Concepts to cover
- Bhimbetka (Madhya Pradesh, UNESCO 2003): Upper Palaeolithic to historic phases, green and red pigments, hunting and dancing scenes
- Lakhudiyar (Uttarakhand), Kupgallu, Piklihal and Tekkalkota (Karnataka), Jogimara cave, Adamgarh
- Pigments from minerals, superimposition of phases, subjects: animals, hunting, rituals, x-ray style
Where to study
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 1 Prehistoric Rock Paintings
- ch. 1 Prehistoric Rock Paintings, pp. 2-9 (printed 1-8)
- ch. 1 Prehistoric Rock Paintings, Upper Palaeolithic Period; Mesolithic Period; Bhimbetka, pp. 4-6 (printed 3-5)
- ch. 1 Prehistoric Rock Paintings, Prehistoric Rock Paintings (Lakhudiyar in Uttarakhand; Kupgallu, Piklihal and Tekkalkota in Karnataka), pp. 2-3 (printed 1-2)
- ch. 1 Prehistoric Rock Paintings, Prehistoric Rock Paintings (pigments, superimposition and subjects), pp. 3-7 (printed 2-6)
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 1 and 7
- ch. 1
- ch. 7
UNESCO World Heritage Convention: India, properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (with inscription years) and Tentative List
- Cultural properties: Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)