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Early rock paintings are ancient artworks that were
created by early humans on rocks and cave walls using natural pigments like ochre, charcoal, and mud.
- These paintings are some of the oldest known forms of human artistic expression , and they provide important clues about how early humans lived and communicated.
Bhimbetka
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Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh
is famous for prehistoric Rock paintings.
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There are over
750 Rock Shelters here, nearly 500 of which have paintings.
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The paintings
depict scenes from everyday life
- of men hunting ( either alone or in groups), riding, dancing, performing religious rituals ; of women grinding and preparing food of children running, jumping, playing and so on.
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A large
number of animals have also been painted,
most of them in great detail.
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The
colours
used in the paintings are
red, green white and ochre.
- The paintings were perhaps made by grinding various rocks and minerals till they became powder. They were then mixed with water and some sticky substance such as resin from trees.
