Cultural ecology
Subtitle: prehistory and ethnoarchaeological context of Indian rock art : with emphasis on North-Eastern states
By: edited by Bansi Lal Malla, Dwipen Bezbaruah
Contributors: Malla, Bansi Lal, editor; Bezbaruah, Dwipen, editor; Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Series: IGNCA rock art series -- 15; IGNCA rock art series -- 15.
Publisher: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; Aryan Books International
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9788173055829
Subjects: Prehistoric Art; Congresses; Ethnoarchaeology; Petroglyphs; Rock paintings; Human ecology in art
Notes: "The present volume is the outcome of a National Seminar on 'Prehistory and Ethnoarchaeological Background of Rock Art with Emphasis on Assam and Adjoining States' organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) on 26th-27th November, 2015 at Agartala, Tripura"--Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction  -- Bansi Lal Malla; title: Interface of ecology and culture: indigenous perceptions of environment  -- Bansi Lal Malla; title: Archaeological research in North-East India: historical developments and current status  -- Jonali Devi; title: Prehistoric and archaeological background of North-East India with reference to the Rock Art sites  -- Dwipen Bezbaruah; title: Geological background of the sites of Assam with evidence of engravings and related archaeological evidence  -- Sarat Phukan; title: Recent discovery of petroglyphs in Dima-Hasao District, Assam  -- Tilok Thakuria; title: Historical significance of Uma Tumoni and its Rock Art  -- Rajih Handique; title: Rock Art in Tharon Area, Manipur  -- P. Binodini Devi; title: Some comparable Rock Art pictures from Assam Region and Karnataka: a preliminary investigation  -- A. Sundara; title: Art heritage: a mirror of nature-human relationship  -- Bansi Lal Malla; title: Rock Art of Odisha: an ethnoarchaeological perspective  -- Sadasiha Pradhan; title: Chandravati engraved core and Rock Art: an ethnoarchaeological case study  -- V. H. Sonawane; title: Some aspects of Rock Art research  -- G. L. Badam; title: A multidisciplinary approach to the study of Rock Art: a case study of Karnataka -- R. Mohana.