This book argues that the development of symbols and signs informing scripts, mainly the idea of coding thoughts through symbols and images, has always been uniquely 'historical.' Rock art abuts and occupies long periods of time in which the translation of indigenous thoughts was perfected...

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1. Verfasser:	Pratap, Ajay (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Oxford Archaeopress Publishing [2024]
Schriftenreihe:	Archaeopress archaeology
Schlagworte:	Geschichte Petroglyphs / India / Vindhya Range Rock paintings / India / Vindhya Range Art, Prehistoric / India / Vindhya Range Pétroglyphes / Inde / Vindhya, Monts Felsbild Vindhyakette
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Zusammenfassung:	This book argues that the development of symbols and signs informing scripts, mainly the idea of coding thoughts through symbols and images, has always been uniquely 'historical.' Rock art abuts and occupies long periods of time in which the translation of indigenous thoughts was perfected through numerous mnemonic practices. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents Page -- Glossary -- List of Figures -- Map 2.1 Geological map of the Eastern Extremity of the Vindhya Basin (Source: URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindhya_Range#/media/File:Memoirs_of_the_Geological_Survey_of_India_(1871)_(14596088869).jpg. Consulted on 7.5.24) -- Maps 2.2-2.5 Map of India, the State of Uttar Pradesh, and Southern Uttar Pradesh districts of Mirzapur and Sonbhadra (Wikimedia), Physiographic map of India (Source: https://robertpriddy.com/Curios/India.html), maps of Mirzapur and Sonbhadra (Wikimedia) -- GI. 2.1-2.5 Alluvial valleys, forested foothills, and sandstone escarpments. Landscapes contexts of early rock art and highland Vindhyan settlements. GI 2.1 shows Sone Valley alluvial plains and Kaimur/Vindhyan cliffs alongside a clutch of rock art sites -- Table 2.1 New Shelters, Paintings and Other Antiquities found and Documented since 2021Source: Fieldwork 2021-2023 -- Table 2.2 Notable Features of the Mesolithic Skeletal Series from Lekhahia Pahar (North Vindhyan Range) -- Map 2.5 Place names and locations used in the text. It also shows approximate locations of painted shelter clusters in our field area to the north of the Sone River: near Robertsganj (Churk, Kandakot and Vijaigarh), Ghorawal (Mukkha Dari), Ahraura (Likhan -- Figure 2.1 Rock shelter at Kandakot, Robertsganj -- Figure 2.2 Rock shelters at Panchmukhi -- Figures 2.3 and 2.4 Waterfall site along the old course of the Belan River. It has a natural and a permanent water body near Mukkha Dari painted rock art site, inside the Kaimur Wildlife Reserve, in the Sonbhadra district -- Figures 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7 Shelters CAR - 1, 5 and 14, Morhana Pahar -- Figure 2.8 Painted rock shelters at Likhaniya Dari -- Figure 2.9 Painted cave shelter at Chuna Dari.
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xi, 164 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:	9781803277035
DOI:	10.32028/9781803277028