Tracing the Symbols: An Ethno-Rock Art Study of the North-Eastern Chhotanagpur Plateau with special reference to Jamui region, India

Resumen

Rock art is the creative articulation of human cognition, emotions and their past experiences. It corresponds to glimpses of the indigenous world view, aspirations and narratives on their own explained identities during the past (Chakraverty 2009). Our ancestors expressed it in the form of Pictographs and Petroglyphs, while sitting in the lap of nature. The material required for its creation was also procured from the mother nature itself. The rock art is found throughout the length and breadth of India from Zanskar Valley, Laddakh in the north to Kerala in the south and Tak Tsang and Zemithang in the north-east to Gujarat in the west (Sonawane 2008).