Prehistoric Painting

Paleolithic

• Aka. Cave painting
• painting in human history first started during Paleolithic period
• Painting was in Stick form or line diagrams => not scratched.
• Vegetable colours is used: Red, Green, Yellow
• Hunting figures were drawn

Mesolithic

• Agriculture started
• Microlith tools facilitated not only hunting and gathering but also  were used to scratch caves to create painting or rock cut architecture. => These paintings were known as Petroglyphs and Petrographs.
• most dominated color: RED. (it is due to influence BLOOD. animal blood doesn't disappear so fast.) => obtained from bone marrow of animal. (they also used the remaining bone as weapon)
• Theme of Mesolithic Rockcut architecture: Hunting and Gathering, Group Dance, Celebration, Riding Horses (site: Spain & Scotland )and Riding Animals (in India).
• Mesolithic rock cut architecture of India not only reflect cultural life of the time but also a fine Aesthetic Sense comparable to modern painting. Critically Evaluate., 2015 mains.

Neolithic

• Domestication of Plants and Animal.
• Domestication of Plants=>seasonal & climatic agriculture

In India prehistoric paintings are found in 

• Bhimbetka Caves , MP
• 1946, found by: W.S. Wakankar.
• Meso
• Panchmarhi Hills, MP
• Meso