Newly discovered rock art heritage in the Kaimur range of Bihar, India

Resumen

The study area Kaimur Range, falling in the eastern margin of the Vindhyan Range, is composed of very intra-cratonic sedimentary rocks of Meso-Neo Proterozoic eras (Soni 1987:87-138). It is extending from Sasaram in Bihar in the east, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh in the west and passing through Mirzapur divisions of Uttar Pradesh.

The Kaimur range is separated from the rest of the plateau by the valley of the Vindhyan range and form an undulating table rising abruptly from the plain in bold and lofty precipices, to eminences of about 365.76 m. above sea level (Mallet 1869:129). The range never raises more than a few hundred meters above the surrounding plains and has a maximum width of around 80 km (Iblistomira 2000:134).