BHIMBETAKA CAVES
· The site is located in the Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh, India
It is an archaeological site of the Paleolithic age showing the earliest traces of human life.
· Top of the hill there is a large number of
rock-shelters which have been discovered of with more than 130 contain paintings.
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Excavations revealed history of
continuous habitation from early stone age (about 10000 years) to the end of
stone age (c. 10,000 to 2,000 years).The Caves of Bhimbetka exhibits the rock paintings of Stone age period.It is a world heritage site since 2003. UNESCO has declared Bhimbetka rock shelters as world heritage site.
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