Which of the following sites has yielded Acheulian, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic levels?
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in Madya Pradesh
The Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in Madhya Pradesh contain a continuous archaeological record with successive occupation levels spanning the Acheulian (Lower Palaeolithic), Middle Palaeolithic, Upper Palaeolithic, and Mesolithic periods.
This makes Bhimbetka one of the most important prehistoric sites in India, also renowned for its rock art and paintings from these different periods.
Chirki-Nevasa, Adamgarh, and Paisra are significant prehistoric sites too, but none shows this same unbroken sequence across all four cultural stages.
Hence, the correct answer is Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in Madhya Pradesh.
Similar Questions
- Rock shelters of Bhimbetka is famous for which of the following?
- Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of pre-historic period of human activities and civilization?
- The earliest members of the human species, homo sapiens, can be traced back to:
- Where, in India, would you find rock paintings dating back to the stone age?
- When were the caves of Bhimbetka discovered?
Which Late Harappan and Chalcolithic site in Maharashtra has yielded excellent examples of metal-cast sculptures?
Name the popular technique used by the Harappans for casting bronze.
- On the bank of which river was Harappa Civilisation situated?
- Which of the following ages did NOT fall under the three main divisions of the Stone Age?
- On which river was Harappa city discovered during excavations around the year 1920-21?
Important Questions from Prehistoric period
- The Lower Palaeolithic period in India, including the Acheulian phase, spans approximately how many years BP?
- The Bhimbetka rock shelters are associated with which prehistoric period?
- Rock shelters of Bhimbetka is famous for which of the following?
- Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of pre-historic period of human activities and civilization?
- The earliest members of the human species, homo sapiens, can be traced back to:
