General observations on the rock art of Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh

Resumen

This paper reports general observations from two occurrences of rock art in the Pachmarhi Tiger Reserve visited casually during a bird survey. One of the occurrences includes only pictograph while the other one includes pictographs and petroglyphs. It is not clear if these sites were visited and reported earlier by other researchers. Though, pictographs are commonly known across central India including the Pachmarhi region, such engraved grooves are not common. The paintings depict animals, human figures, warriors, horseback riders, geometric patterns, dancing scenes and so forth (in red, orange and white, and black pigments) and appear to tentatively belong to Mesolithic and Historical periods.