page_title: History of dance
section_title: Asia
hierarchical_section_title: History of dance / Asia
caption_attribution_description: English&#58; Nataraja from Tamil Nadu, India. Chola DynastyFrançais&#58; Shiva Nataraja. Art Chola, Tamil Nadu (Inde)Русский&#58; Медная скульптура Шивы из Индии (Тамил-Наду)العربية&#58; ناتاراجا من تاميل نادو الهند أسرة كولا
context_page_description: The history of dance is difficult to access because dance does not often leave behind clearly identifiable physical artifacts that last over millennia, such as stone tools, hunting implements or cave paintings. It is not possible to identify with exact precision when dance became part of human culture.
caption: Shiva as Nataraja (Lord of Dance).
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