9000-7000 BC:- BHIMBETKAR ROCK SHETLERS Location The Bhimbetka rock shelters show the earliest traces of human life. They are located near Bhopal in Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh at the southern fringes of the Vindhyachal hills. Discovery Bhimbetka was first referred in the archeological records in 1888 AD as a Buddhist site. Later, Dr. Vishnu Wakankar accidentally discovered the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka in 1957-58 AD. About the Shelters and Paintings There are more than 700 shelters in Bhimbetka rock shelters. Out of those 243 are in the Bhimbetka group and 178 in the Lakha Juar group. Bhimbetka rock shelters are also famous for interesting rock paintings. Some of the rock paintings found in the Bhimbetka rock shelters can be traced back to the Stone Age era, closely 30,000 years old. The paintings depict the lives of people living in the caves at that time. It includes scenes of child birth, communal dancing, drinking, religious rites, burials and natural environment. The most interesting part is that, the paintings are not faded even after thousands of years. It is considered by many archeologists that paintings were made of vegetable dyes, colored earth, leaf extracts, roots and animal ..
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 02:41:28 +0000
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