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The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It exhibits the earliest traces of human life in India and evidence of the Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulian times.
The history of cave paintings in India or rock art range from drawings and paintings from prehistoric times, beginning in the caves of Central India, typified by those at the Bhimbetka rock shelters from around 10,000 BP, to elaborate frescoes at sites such as the rock-cut artificial caves at Ajanta and Ellora, extending as late as 6th–10th century CE.
Because of the climatic conditions in the Indian subcontinent, very few early examples survive today. India's ancient Hindu and Buddhist literature has many mentions of palaces and other buildings decorated with paintings ( chitra ), [ 2 ] but the paintings of the Ajanta Caves are the most significant of the few ones which survive.
Both sites are earliest examples of rice cultivation. In Mahagara, apart from rice, evidence of cattle domestication such as hoof marks and bones of goat, sheep, horse, deer and wild boar were found on clay surfaces symbolic of cattle pen.
The most famous piece is the bronze Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro, which shows remarkably advanced modelling of the human figure for this early date. [ 12 ] After the end of the Indus Valley Civilization, there is a surprising absence of art of any great degree of sophistication until the Buddhist era.
Famous limerick examples Limerick and orange gloves on purple background The writer Rudyard Kipling, famous for works such as The Jungle Book , penned this tale of a young French-Canadian boy:
Note-taking has been an important part of human history and scientific development. The Ancient Greeks developed hypomnema, personal records on important subjects.In the Renaissance and early modern period, students learned to take notes in schools, academies and universities, often producing beautiful volumes that served as reference works after they finished their studies.
[23] [note 1] The more recent excavations have been performed by Vasant Shinde, an archaeologist from the Deccan College. [24] Analysis and mapping of this site has shown it to be even larger than Mohenjo Daro. [24] Radiocarbon dating was used at this site to analyze soil samples.