Chaturbhujnath Nala : A magnificent rock art gallery in India / Giriraj Kumar

By:

Kumar, Giriraj

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Delhi : Sharada Publishing House, 2022.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxv, 224 p., 84 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (black and white, and colour), maps; 29 cmISBN:

9789383221370

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 709.011 KUM

Contents:

Chapter 1 History of Rock art Research and Scientific Investigations Chapter 2 Chronology and Antiquity of Rock Art Chapter 3 Documentation, Methodology and Preliminary study of the Rock art Chapter 4 Analytical Study Chapter 5 Artistic Appreciation Chapter 6 Continuity of the Creative Traditions

Summary: Chaturbhujnath Nala (CBN) is a magnificent and richly painted rock art gallery in India. It is located in Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Chambal valley in Madhya Pradesh. The site is very sacred to the people of the region and is protected by Archaeological Survey of India. The rock art of Chaturbhujnath Nala is still in its pristine condition. It presents varied aspects of life and cognitive development of hunter-foragers of pre-cattle domestication Stone Age (Period-I, Mesolithic) and early pastorals of the Neolithic-Chalcolithic and Historic Age (Period-II) in Holocene Period. The figures vividly depict their understanding of the nature, challenges faced, inventions made and varied devices they developed to meet them, and above all their spirit to live a happy life in harmony with nature. However, the most important feature of the rock art of CBN is the presentation of a distinct picture of transition from hunting-food-gathering mode of life to cattle domestication, which started with humpless cattle (bull) in the late Mesolithic Age, sometimes in the mid Holocene period or a little bit early. The miniature form of figures, sometimes less than 10 mm in length and height, is one of the unique features of the early pastoral rock art of CBN. The artists efficiently picked up specific moments of the episode of life and nature which were capable of creating the entire incident in the mind of an observer

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Arts & Sports	Non-fiction	709.011 KUM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		48674

Chaturbhujnath Nala (CBN) is a magnificent and richly painted rock art gallery in India. It is located in Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Chambal valley in Madhya Pradesh. The site is very sacred to the people of the region and is protected by Archaeological Survey of India. The rock art of Chaturbhujnath Nala is still in its pristine condition. It presents varied aspects of life and cognitive development of hunter-foragers of pre-cattle domestication Stone Age (Period-I, Mesolithic) and early pastorals of the Neolithic-Chalcolithic and Historic Age (Period-II) in Holocene Period. The figures vividly depict their understanding of the nature, challenges faced, inventions made and varied devices they developed to meet them, and above all their spirit to live a happy life in harmony with nature. However, the most important feature of the rock art of CBN is the presentation of a distinct picture of transition from hunting-food-gathering mode of life to cattle domestication, which started with humpless cattle (bull) in the late Mesolithic Age, sometimes in the mid Holocene period or a little bit early. The miniature form of figures, sometimes less than 10 mm in length and height, is one of the unique features of the early pastoral rock art of CBN. The artists efficiently picked up specific moments of the episode of life and nature which were capable of creating the entire incident in the mind of an observer

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