Rock Bruisings along the Dyke-Swarms: A Gallery of site history in Advibhavi-Rampura, South India

Resumen

South India is India’s most decisive rock art region. Its geological and temporal contexts have contributed to the development of diverse rock art forms (e.g., see Allchin and Allchin 1994-95; Arjun 2018; Blinkhorn 2021). The sandstone formations around Badami (Kaladgi Basin) have rich illustrations of painted images relatively dated to the Mesolithic period. Similarly, the limestone/ quartzite formations centring the Kurnool and Cudapah regions (Kurnool-Cudapah sub-Basins) sheltered the painted images from Mesolithic to early history (See Korisettar 2018, for a detailed review on Indian rock art studies).