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Rock Shelters
- The Bhimbetaka Rock Shelters are a credible source of information about the pre-historic life of Indian civilization.
- These paintings boasts of the societal life of the people lived in that era. These rock shelters are included in the prestigious world heritage site lists of the UNESCO.
- Formerly found its mention as the Buddhist centers, this rock shelters are recognized as the dwellings of the pre-historic man during the year 1957.
The superimposition of paintings shows that the same canvas was used by different people at different times. The drawings and paintings can be classified under seven different periods:
PERIOD I - (UPPER PALEOLITHIC)
These are linear representations, in green and dark red, of huge figures of animals such as bisons, tigers and rhinoceros.PERIOD II - (MESOLITHIC)
Comparatively small in size, the stylized figures show linear decoration of the body. In addition to animals, there are human figures and hunting scenes, giving a clear picture of the weapons they used - barbed spears, pointed sticks, bow and arrows. The depiction of communal dances, birds, musical instruments, mother and child, pregnant women, men carrying dead animals, drinking and burials appear in rhythmic movement.PERIOD III - (CHALEOLITHIC)
Similar to the paintings of Chaleolithic pottery, these drawings reveal that during the period, the cave dwellers of this area had come in contact with the agricultural communities of the Malwa plains and started an exchange of their requirements with each other.PERIOD IV & V - (EARLY HISTORY)
The figures of this group have a schematic and decorative style, and are painted mainly in red, white and yellow. The association is of riders, depiction of religious symbols, tunic-like dresses and the existence of scripts of different periods. The religious beliefs are represented by figures of yakshas, tree gods and magical sky chariots.PERIOD VI & VII - (MEDIEVAL)
These paintings are geometric, linear and more schematic, but show degeneration and crudeness in their artistic style.Trips
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