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Indian  Flag The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... [read more]
Blog: Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka : Paleolithic and Mesolithic Period
Date: September 22nd 2010

The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are located about 45 km south east of Bhopal on the road to Hoshangabad. Situated along the Bhopal-Hoshangabad highway, these caves bear proximity to the Bhiyapura village in Raisen district. The site spread over 10 km in length and about 3 km in width has more than 700 rock shelters, of which over 400 have paintings. The earliest human activities are known from ... read more


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