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     The first discovery of rock paintings was made in India in 1867-68 by

     Richard J. C. Atkinson

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     William F. Albright

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     Max Muller

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     Archibold Carlleyle

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     It is interesting to know that the first discovery of rock paintings was made in India in by the archaeologist twelve years before the discovery of Altamira in Spain. Cockburn, Anderson, Mitra and Ghosh were the early archaeologists who discovered a large number of sites in the Indian sub-continent. Remnants of rock paintings have been found on the walls of the caves situated in several districts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar. Some paintings have been reported from the Kumaon hills in Uttarakhand also.


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