Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

Local nameRock Shelters of Bhimbetka
LocationRaisen district, India

The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. It exhibits the earliest traces of human life in India and evidence of the Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulean times. It is located in the Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, about 45 kilometres south-east of Bhopal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that consists of seven hills and over 750 rock shelters distributed over 10 km. At least some of the shelters were inhabited more than 100,000 years ago.

The rock shelters and caves provide evidence of human settlement and the cultural evolution from hunter-gatherers to agriculture, and expressions of prehistoric spirituality.

Tags Archaeological SiteAccessibleUNESCOHeritage
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimbetka_rock_shelters

Address India

Coordinates 22°56'18.243" N 77°36'47.983" E

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