An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c18.s10.1

v1.c18.s10.1

The dating of prehistoric rock art is everywhere a complex problem, and it is even more difficult in the Indian situation. The paintings are on the surface, and no technique is at present available for dating them directly. So far no fragment of rock painting has been found buried in an archaeological layer at any site. We have therefore to depend on indirect and circumstantial evidence to date the paintings.