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ROCK ART OF ANDHRA PRADESH: A New Synthesis

By :- N. Chandramouli

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Pages: xx+216

Format: HB

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-448-8

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 22cm x 28cm

Product Year: 2013

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The present volume embodies comprehensive documentation, classification and analysis of the rock art of Andhra Pradesh, which is one of the important regional rock art zones of peninsular India. The rock art data is analysed from the thematic and stylistic perspective taking note of the features such as colour schemes, superimpositions and state of preservation of the pictographs and petroglyphs. The entire corpus of rock art is classified, both at the intra-site and inter-site levels and tentatively dated to Mesolithic, Neolithic, Megalithic and Historical periods. This is done on the basis of the internal analysis of the rock art representations, corroborated by circumstantial archaeological data either from excavations or surface context. This work is the outcome of a multi-disciplinary research carried out in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, as part of its National Project, Adi Drishya. A multi-disciplinary team comprising of specialists from Archaeology, Folklore, Geology and Botany conducted a thorough field-based study of all the known rock art sites in Andhra Pradesh. The archaeological context of each of the rock art site is thoroughly investigated and surface evidences are recorded. In each site, the geological features are meticulously studied to understand the structure of the rock shelters, causes and processes of natural decay. The botanical investigation is focused on the documentation of the natural flora, rare and endangered trees and plants of medicinal and commercial value in each site. The folk perspective of the rock art sites is analysed by a study of their cultic and religious significance in the native/local folklore, mythology and ritual practices. The book is richly illustrated with colour photographs of rock paintings, digital maps, line drawings and locational maps of the rock art sites.

Foreword v Prologue vii Preface xi List of Illustrations xvii 1. Introduction 1 2. Geographical Setting 25 3. Ethnographic Present 35 4. Archaeological Context 61 5. Rock Art 81 6. Epilogue 175 Bibliography 187 Index 211

Dr. N. Chandramouli is working as Associate Professor in the Department of History, Pondicherry University since December, 2006. Before shifting to Pondicherry University, he worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology & Architecture, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Srisailam Campus, Andhra Pradesh. His research interests are in prehistoric and historical archaeology, field archaeology, Indian rock art, votive terracottas, early Indian history and religious studies. Dr. Chandramouli has published more than 30 research papers in various national and regional research journals, and edited many volumes. He also has to his credit a book on the rock art of South India and is presently writing on Bhairava iconography and votive terracottas of Andhra Pradesh. During the two decades of his research and teaching career, 10 M.Phil. and one Ph.D. degrees were awarded under his guidance. Acting as the coordinator, he has organised three National Seminars in Pondicherry University. As the regional coordinator of the National Project (Adi Drishya) on the documentation of the Rock Art initiated by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, he has conducted extensive and intensive studies of the rock art sites in Andhra Pradesh.

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