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Mesolithic Era Rock Painting

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A Mesolithic period rock painting depicting a person tilling a piece of land has been found in Orvakallu village in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

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The Paintings were made with “natural white kaolin and red ochre pigments.
The paintings throw light on aspects of the social life and culture of the people who lived in the area.

Mesolithic Era:

The Mesolithic Age, also known as the Middle Stone Age, was the second part of the Stone Age.
In India, it spanned from 9,000 B.C. to 4,000 B.C. This age is characterised by the appearance of Microliths (small bladed stone tools).
The Mesolithic Age was a transitional phase between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age.
The people of this age lived on hunting, fishing, and food gathering; later on they also domesticated animals.
The paintings depicted birds, animals, and human beings. A considerable number of painted rock shelters have been found in Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh.
Spread: Rajasthan, south of the river Krishna, central and eastern parts of India, and also in southern Uttar Pradesh.

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