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CBSE · Class 11 · Fine Arts

What Prehistoric Rock Paintings covers in CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts syllabus.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 11 Fine Arts · 2026-27

Topics in Prehistoric Rock Paintings

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1. Meaning and Early Development of Prehistoric Art

  • Prehistory is the distant past when there was no paper, language, written word, books, or written documents.
  • Rock paintings are important evidence for understanding prehistoric life because they show tools, animals, human figures, and activities.
  • Painting and drawing were among the oldest art forms used by human beings to express themselves.
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2. Discovery and Major Indian Sites

  • The first discovery of rock paintings in India was made in 1867–68 by Archibald Carlleyle.
  • This discovery happened twelve years before the discovery of Altamira in Spain.
  • Early archaeologists such as Cockburn, Anderson, Mitra, and Ghosh discovered many prehistoric rock art sites in the Indian sub-continent.
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3. Lakhudiyar Rock Paintings

  • Lakhudiyar rock shelters are on the banks of the River Suyal, about twenty kilometres on the Almora-Barechina road in Uttarakhand.
  • Lakhudiyar literally means one lakh caves.
  • The paintings at Lakhudiyar are divided into three categories: man, animal, and geometric patterns.
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4. Bhimbetka Rock Shelter Site

  • Bhimbetka is located forty-five kilometres south of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.
  • It covers an area of ten square kilometres.
  • It has about eight hundred rock shelters, and five hundred of them bear paintings.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Prehistoric rock paintings as the earliest visual expressions of human life, belief, hunting, and daily activity in India

Prehistory and Palaeolithic AgeDiscovery of rock art in IndiaMajor rock art regionsLakhudiyarKarnataka and Andhra Pradesh sitesBhimbetkaBhimbetka periodsUpper Palaeolithic paintings at Bhimbetka

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Key topics in Prehistoric Rock Paintings include Meaning and Early Development of Prehistoric Art, Discovery and Major Indian Sites, Lakhudiyar Rock Paintings, Bhimbetka Rock Shelter Site. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 11 exams.
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