Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rock_Shelters_of_Bhimbetka
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:area 1893 ha
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hathnora_hominid_fossil_site
gptkbp:bufferZone 10,280 ha
gptkbp:contains rock art
prehistoric cave paintings
Stone Age archaeological evidence
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:criteria (iii)
(v)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:V._S._Wakankar
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1957
gptkbp:distanceFromDelhi about 45 km
gptkbp:elevation about 600 m above sea level
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Vindhya_Range
gptkb:Raisen_District
gptkbp:location gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Bhopal
gptkbp:numberOfPaintedShelters about 400
gptkbp:numberOfShelters over 700
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes
gptkbp:paintingsColor green
red
white
yellow
gptkbp:paintingsDepict dancing
rituals
daily life
hunting scenes
animal figures
gptkbp:paintingsMaterial mineral colors
natural pigments
vegetable dyes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Bhimbetka_group_of_rock_shelters
gptkbp:periodsRepresented gptkb:Paleolithic
gptkb:Mesolithic
Chalcolithic
gptkbp:significance evidence of earliest human life in Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:UNESCO_justification evidence of interaction between humans and environment
outstanding illustrations of human settlement and cultural evolution
gptkbp:UNESCO_region gptkb:Asia-Pacific
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2003
925
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5