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The superimposition of paintings shows that
the same canvas was used by different people at different
times. The drawings and paintings can be classified under
seven different periods:
Period I - (Upper Paleolithic)
These are linear representations, in green and dark red,
of huge figures of animals such as bisons, tigers and rhinoceros.
Period II - (Mesolithic)
 Comparatively
small in size, the stylized figures show linear decoration
of the body. In addition to animals, there are human figures
and hunting scenes, giving a clear picture of the weapons
they used - barbed spears, pointed sticks, bow and arrows.
The depiction of communal dances, birds, musical instruments,
mother and child, pregnant women, men carrying dead animals,
drinking and burials appear in rhythmic movement.
Period III - (Chaleolithic)
Similar to the paintings of Chaleolithic pottery, these
drawings reveal that during the period, the cave dwellers
of this area had come in contact with the agricultural communities
of the Malwa plains and started an exchange of their requirements
with each other.
 Period
IV & V - (Early History)
The figures of this group have a schematic and decorative
style, and are painted mainly in red, white and yellow.
The association is of riders, depiction of religious symbols,
tunic-like dresses and the existence of scripts of different
periods. The religious beliefs are represented by figures
of yakshas, tree gods and magical sky chariots.
Period VI & VII -
(Medieval)
These paintings are geometric, linear and more schematic,
but show degeneration and crudeness in their artistic style.
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