Rock Shelters Of Bhimbetka

A powerpoint presentation on the Rock shelters of Bhimbetka, a historic Paleolithic period rock shelters. Its contains full information, history geography and features. Its is very informative. Its a good guide for tourists who loves to visit India and its historic monuments.
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1. Rock shelters of Bhimbetka An Art Appreciation Project On Bhimbetka Cave Paintings Presented by: RAXIT GUPTA Class : IX C School : K.V. BALLYGUNGE (Art Integrated Project With Social Science)

2. Introduction The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the prehistoric Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. It exhibits the earliest traces of human life in India and evidence of Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulian times

3. Location Raisen District ,  Madhya Pradesh ,  India Criteria Cultural – one of the ancient civilizations of the world Inscription ( become UNESCO world Heritage site) 2003 (27th  session ) Area ( total area covered by rocks) 1,893 ha (7.31 sq mi) Buffer zone 10,280 ha (39.7 sq mi) Coordinates (longitude and latitude as Cartesian system in globe) 22°56′18″N 77°36′47″E

4. Where is Bhimbetka? The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains on the southern edge of the central Indian plateau The capital city of Madhya Pradesh, India- Bhopal is the nearest railhead to Bhimbetka. The railhead is around 37kms away from Bhimbetka and is connected to all the domestic railheads. Is famous in all over the world as it is the UNESCO world heritage site. Is is the oldest art gallery of the world in india. It is easy to reach there by Road . Bhimbetka Rock Shelters MADHYA PRADESH

5. Satellite image of Bhimbetka

6. Main Feature of Bhimbetka "Legend says Bhimbetka is derived from 'bhimbaithka' meaning 'the sitting place of Bhima', from Mahabharata. Out of the 760 rock shelters, 500 are adorned with paintings. The painting of an enormous red bison attacking a man is visible only when the sun is just right. Thousands years old art gallery hides amongst the massive, black boulders of Bhimbetka Just 25 km from Bhimbetka situated Bhojpur, a town that houses one of the biggest shivlings in the country in its beautiful Shiva temple."

7. Discovery of caves Spanning across 10 km, there are close to 750 rock shelters and seven hills in the area. These caves have now been declared a UNESCO world heritage site, owing to their historical significance. In 1957, archaeologist Dr. Vishnu Wakankar noticed these structures from the train window on his way to Nagpur

8. How were the Bhimbetka painting made? Unlike modern day art, cave paintings were done on bare rock surfaces without any prep on the surface. In the absence of any plastering or smoothening of the rock, it is fascinating that the colours are still intact on the rocks after millennia. Sandstone is a sedimentary and highly absorbent rock, able to retain colours that seep into its surface. To paint, natural soft fibres and hair were used as brushes, and in some cases paint was applied using fingers.  Mostly white and red colours were used with the rare appearance of green and ochre. To make these mineral colours, the artists of yore turned to the elements, using white clay, iron ore, stones, etc….

9. Sandstone is a sedimentary and highly absorbent rock, able to retain colours that seep into its surface . To paint , natural soft fibres and hair were used as brushes, and in some cases paint was applied using fingers. Mostly white and red colours were used with the rare appearance of green and ochre

10. The subject matter in Bhimbetka is particularly rich, representing many aspects of life from early times to later periods, from hunting scenes to religious folk symbols like dancing and celebration. Here we have a Mythical animal, enhanced by Dstretch . The paints were made by grinding various rocks and minerals. They got red from haematite (iron oxide, known as 'geru' in India). The green came from a green variety of a stone called chalcedony. White might have been made out of limestone.

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