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Search Results for: Rock art
Figures carefully drawn with attention to detail, proportion and symmetry – rock art discovery in Tamil Nadu
A big rock art site has been discovered at Kovanur, Perianaickenpalayam taluk, 30 km northwest of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The site has about 60 paintings, both group compositions and individual images. The paintings portray the hunting of an elephant … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Elephant, Nature and wildlife, Nilgiri Biosphere, Press snippets, Tiger
Tagged Irula, Kurumba
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Rock Art Studies (Asiatic Society Kolkata): Continuum of the art tradition “evident among pre-literate and indigenous ethnic entities” – Central India & Kerala
Rock art studies in India is not only restricted to the Palaeolithic period, it extends even beyond it. In the Indian subcontinent the caves and rock shelters were inhabited and used by people over many periods, throughout which the rock walls … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Archaeology, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, History, Literature and bibliographies, Organizations, Quotes, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Storytelling, Wayanad, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology, Worship and rituals
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India’s living megalithic culture and rock art – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu & Telangana
Massive stone structures dotted across the subcontinent provide a fascinating glimpse into India’s prehistoric past […] Megaliths are spread across the Indian subcontinent, though the bulk of them are found in peninsular India, concentrated in the states of Maharashtra (mainly … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Names and communities, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology
Tagged Gond, Khasi
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