Rock Art of the S-Belt in Central India: Based on the Discoveries of Late Prof. Shankar Tiwari

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Rock Art of the S-Belt in Central India book is based on the discovery of late Prof. Shankar Tiwari, a well know and pioneer school in rock art, research cultural, geography, archaeology and natural history. The Rock painting of this region was discovered by him. on the basis of study of these rock paintings which belongs to the Mesolithic, Chalcolithic, Early history periods. Various scenes have also been noticed from these rock shelters. In this book rare photographs and the research papers written by Prof. Tiwari included here. The inter disciplinary archaeological exploration on rock art will be useful to the students and researcher of archaeology, who would like to corelate the discipline to other natural and social science.

An excellent coloured transparencies nearly thousands which were taken by the Prof. Tiwari himself, from these collection selected nearly 75 photographs have been taken of the various dimensions and some line drawings enhanced the beauty and value of the book, which certainly is a most welcome addition to the field of publications on Indian rock art and archaeology.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Om Prakash Misra

Dr. O.P. Misra, M.A. in A.I.H.C. and Archaeology from Gorakhpur University, is the Publication Officer in the office of the Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Member of many learned societies and Associate/ Joint editor of several significant publications, including the departmental journal, Puratan, Dangwada Excavation Report. Khujuraho in Perspective, Vidisha, Ratlam, Shajapur, K.D Bajpai Commemoration volume, the author of Mother Goddess in Central Indiaand Iconography of Saptamatrkas. Dr. Misra has participated in many excavations in Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, and contributed articles to different journals on the Art and Architecture of Madhya Pradesh.