Rock Art of India: Suitable Dating Techniques

Language: Englishpages: 244 (72 Color And 42 B/W Illustraions)About The Bookrock Art Is A Vital Archaeological Source To Study And Analyse The Cognitive Evolution Of The Human Intellect Across The World. The Importance Of Rock Art And Its Dating Has Long Been A Key Issue Of RockArt Research And Continues To Be Attended By Difficulties About Methodology, Misinterpretation Of Findings And Overconfidence In The Reliability Or Precision Of Result. Most Of The Rock Art In Their Investigations For RockArt Dating As Present Has Been To Establish Chronologies Of Different Rock Art Sites.The Present Volume Mainly Emphasis On Long Due And Much Discussed Issues Like That Of What Will Be The Suitable Dating Techniques For Indian Rock Art. Some Of The Topics In The Volume Cover Different Dating Methods Such As The Minimum Dating By Archaeological Excavation, Radio Carbon Analyses Of Mineral Accretions Or Their Inclusions , Radiocarbon Analyses Of Paint Residues Inclusion, Geomorphological Method , Minimum Or Maximum Ages Derived From Biological Accretions , Lichenometry, Clorimetry Of Patina, Radiocarbon Analyses Of Charcoal And Beeswax Figures, And Any Other Methods Of Direct Dating Of Rock Art. This Volume Includes Not Only New Insight But Also New Dating Results. The Data And Interpretations Put Forward By Various Scholars Are Comprehensive And Analytical. Most Of Their Views Are Appropriate And Hold Promise In Terms Of Recent Trends In Dating Rock Art.About The Authordr B. L. Malla, An Art Historian , Is Associated With The Indira Gandhi National Centre For The Arts (Ignca) , New Delhi . Dr. MallaS Specializations Is In Indian Art And Cultural Studies. His Area Of Interest Is Both Classical And Vernacular Traditions. He Has Been Associ