The rock shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of which mountains?
- AOption (a)
Vindhyan
- BOption (b)
Zaskar
- COption (c)
Satpura
- DOption (d)
Pir Panjal
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Correct answer
Vindhyan
Why this answer is correct
The correct answer is Vindhya Range.
Key Points
- The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka is located in the Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh.
- It is located near Abdullaganj town and inside the Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary (Southern edge of Vindhya Range).
- It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.
Additional Information
- Bhimbetka was discovered by archaeologist V S Wakankar in 1957.
- It was one of the oldest paintings in India and the world.
- The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site of the Paleolithic age.
- These cave paintings show tremendous similarity to the aboriginal rock paintings of the Savanna regions of Australia, the paintings done by pygmies of the Kalahari Desert, and the Paleolithic Lascaux cave paintings of France.