Ambadevi rock shelters
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The Ambadevi rock shelters are part of an extensive cave site, where the oldest yet known traces of human life in the central province of the Indian subcontinent were discovered. The site is located in the Satpura Range of the Gawilgarh Hills in Betul District of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, north of Dharul village in Amravati district of Maharashtra.[2] Studies of various rock paintings and petroglyphs present in the caves suggest, that the Ambadevi rock shelters were inhabited by prehistoric human settlers since around 25,000 years ago. First discoveries of clusters of numerous rock shelters and caves were made by Vijay Ingole and his team beginning on 27 January 2007.[3] Named after the nearby ancient Ambadevi Cave Temple, the site has also been referred to as the Satpura-Tapti valley caves and the Gavilgarh-Betul rock shelters. The Ambadevi rock shelters rank among the most important archaeological discoveries of the early 21st Century in India, on par with the 20th Century discovery of the Bhimbetka rock shelters.[4][5]
Alternative name | Satpura-Tapti valley caves, Gavilgarh-Betul rock shelters |
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Location | Betul District, |
Region | Madhya Pradesh |
Coordinates | 21.4071°N 77.9481°E / 21.4071; 77.9481[1] |
Altitude | 450 m (1,476 ft) |
Type | Cultural |
Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Width | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
History | |
Periods | Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Chalcolithic, Iron Age |