▁a ▁distinct ively ▁Indian ▁c rop ▁package , ▁a ▁distinct ively ▁Indian ▁emphas is ▁on ▁cattle ▁past oral ism ▁and ▁a ▁distinct ively ▁Indian ▁form ▁of ▁rit ual ▁involving ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁cow d ung . ▁This ▁latter ▁rit ual ▁in ▁particular , ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁Indian ▁ne ol ith ic ▁and ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁large ▁‘ ash m ounds ’ ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁feet ▁high ▁at ▁various ▁places . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁wealth ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁Indian ▁ne ol ith ic , ▁it ▁has ▁received ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁less ▁attention ▁from ▁South ▁Asian ▁arch ae olog ists . ▁The ▁situation ▁has ▁improved ▁somewhat ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁though , ▁with ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁exc av ation ▁and ▁survey ▁projects ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁system atic ▁study ▁of ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁this ▁ar che ological ▁entity . ▁ ▁D ating ▁south ▁Indian ▁rock ▁art ▁D ating ▁south ▁Indian ▁ne ol ith ic ▁art ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁acknowled ged ▁as ▁being ▁problem atic . ▁Non eth eless , ▁a ▁rough ▁chron ological ▁sequence ▁for ▁the ▁rock ▁art ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁integr ating ▁various ▁str ands ▁of ▁evidence , ▁by ▁considering ▁art istic ▁style ▁and ▁method , ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁rock ▁art ▁itself , ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁arch ae ological ▁sites ▁of ▁known ▁periods ▁etc . ▁These ▁studies ▁suggest ▁that ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁rock ▁art ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁from ▁rock ▁art ▁of