CONTENTS: Foreword by Dr Rakesh Tewari, Foreword byProf Amit Patra, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Illustrations, List of Tables, 1. Geographical, Historical and Cultural Overview of Sonbhandra: A Comprehensive Introduction-Neelam Singh, Prakriti, V Ramanathan and Sachin Kr Tiwary, 2. Comprehensive Study of the PMK Hillock: Geographical, Cultural and Archaeological Insights-Prakriti, Neelam Singh and Sachin Kr Tiwary, 3. Expressions of Ancestors: Analyzing the Rock Art of PMK-Neelam Singh, Prakriti, Roopnarayan Bhaina, Dheeraj Sharma and Sachin Kr Tiwary, 4. Ethnographic Insights and Symbolic Expressions of the PMK Painting-Prakriti and Sachin Kr Tiwary, 5. Cultural Landscape of the Region and Material Culture Remains of PMK-Dheeraj Sharma, Prakriti and Sachin Kr Tiwary, 6. Spectroscopic Approaches in Rock Archaeometry: Fundamentals and Applications-Poonam Bhadoria, Mukul Pratap and V Ramanathan, 7. Analysing Material and Techniques of Rock Art Samples at PMK Hills-A Raman Spectroscopy and X-Ray Fluorescence Study-Dharini Kumar, Poonam Bhadoria, Mukul Pratap and V Ramanathan, 8. Challenges and Strategies for Rock Art Preservation and Tribal Cultural Management-Prakriti, Tanya Tibrewal and Sachin Kr Tiwary, 9. Conclusion-Sachin Kr Tiwary, Prakriti, Neelam Singh and V Ramanathan, Bibliography, Index.