MESOLITHIC PAINTINGS

MESOLITHIC PAINTINGS

Rock paintings and engrav­ings by the Mesolithic people describe a good deal about their social life and economic activities. Bhimbetka, Adamgarh, Pratapgarh and Mirzapur are rich in Mesolithic art. In the paintings at these sites, hW1ting, food-gathering, fishing and other human activities are reflected. Particularly striking are the paintings of Bhimbetka. Many animals such as boar, buffalo, monkey and nilgai are frequently depicted. Activities like sexual union, childbirth, rearing of children and burial ceremony are depicted in the Mesolithic paint­ings and engravings. It suggests that social organisation had become more stable during the Mesolithic period.