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Which of the following persons headed the excavation of famous site Bhimbetka caves?1. Dr. Vishnu Sharma2. Alexander Cunningham3. Dr. Vishnu Narhari Wakankar4. Dr. Rakhal Das Bannerjee.

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Dr. Vishnu Narhari Wakankar

The correct answer is Dr. Vishnu Narhari Wakankar.

  • The Bhimbetka Caves is located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh state. According to ancient things, the folklore goes that one of the five brothers of Pandavas from Mahabharata Bhim sat here.
  • This ancient site was discovered and headed by DR. Vishnu Narhari Wakankar. In Bhimbetka caves there are rock shelters feature pre-historic cave paintings and the earliest are said to about 10,000 years old century (8,000 BCE)
  • These cave paintings belong to the Mesolithic age that shows theme paintings of such as hunting animals, early evidence of dance, etc. In 2003, the Bhimbetka caves included in the UNESCO heritage list.

 

StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictRaisen
TypeMayor-council
HeadquartersRaisen
Area (Total)8466 km(km) 
Population (2011) total13,31,597
Density157/km (410 sq/mi)
Literacy rate80.08%
Sex Ratio904
Vidhan Sabha Constituencies8

 

  • Dr. Rakhal Das Banerjee was the founder of the Harappan site Mohenjodro.
  • Alexander Cunningham was considered as the founder of the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI).
  • Dr. Vishnu Sharma is the writer of the Panchatantra collection of fables.


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