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    The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period...
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    times, beginning in the caves of Central India, typified by those at the Bhimbetka rock shelters from around 10,000 BP, to elaborate frescoes at sites such...
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    Raisen (section Bhimbetka)
    its ancient age tourist attractions such as Raisen Fort, Sanchi Stupa, Bhimbetka and Bhojpur town. The city is surrounded by hills and witnesses a number...
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    World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India. 2008, page 19 "Bhimbetka, Auditorium Cave, Madhya Pradesh: Acheulian Petroglyph Site, c. >100,000...
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  • discovery of the Bhimbetka rock caves in 1957 and the Kayatha culture in 1964, among others. In 2003, UNESCO inscribed the Bhimbetka rock caves as a World...
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    the oldest cave paintings in India, dating back to 25,000 years. The Bhimbetka rock shelters are dated to about 8,000 BC. Similar paintings are found...
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  • Fatehpur Sikri Moidams Kaziranga Manas Sanchi Bhimbetka Khajuraho Bodh Gaya Champaner-Pavagadh Goa Keoladeo Ajanta Ellora Mahabalipuram Hampi Great Himalayan...
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    known artworks of early painters, many of those portraying large animals. Bhimbetka rock shelters (India) – the shelters, decorated with art from 30,000 years...
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    Painted pottery dated to the later mesolithic period has been found in the Bhimbetka rock shelters. Chalcolithic sites belonging to Kayatha culture (2100–1800 BCE)...
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    green and yellow color in prehistoric cave paintings, for example at the Bhimbetka rock shelters. The chalcedony was ground to powder form then mixed with...
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