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The World Heritage Site comprises 39 individual properties. Hill Forts of Rajasthan: Rajasthan: 2013 247rev; ii, iii (cultural) This site comprises six forts: the Chittor Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amber Fort (pictured), and Jaisalmer Fort, which were constructed between the 8th and 18th centuries by Rajput kingdoms.
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. [3] [4] [5] It is located in the Raisen District in the ...
Neolithic sites in India are characterised by the Bhirrana culture (7570–6200 BC), Mehrgarh culture (7000–3300 BC) and Edakkal culture (5000–3000 BC). Marine archaeology in the Gulf of Khambat , Sanganakallu, Kupgal petroglyphs, Sonda rock art, dwellings of Anegundi are neolithic sites. Brahmagiri archaeological site has neolithic and ...
Over 1,400 Indus Valley civilisation sites have been discovered, [2] of which 925 sites are in India and 475 in Pakistan. [3] Only 40 sites on the Indus valley had been discovered in the pre- Partition era [4] by archaeologists . The most widely known Indus Valley sites are Mohenjo-daro and Harappa; Mohenjo-Daro is located in modern-day Sindh ...
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.
Medicine. A statue of Sushruta (600 BCE), author of Sushruta Samhita and the founding father of surgery, at Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) in Melbourne, Australia. Angina pectoris – The condition was named "hritshoola" in ancient India and was described by Sushruta (6th century BCE).
The terms "North Zone", "North Region" or "Northern Cultural Zone" are used by various ministries of the Government of India to refer to the northernmost of the four or six administrative divisions of the country. These terms are distinct from "North India", which is a geo-cultural region denoting a much larger expanse.
Surkotada. Coordinates: 23.6304°N 70.8407°E. Map showing Surkotada. Surkotada is an archaeological site located in Rapar Taluka of Kutch district, Gujarat, India which belongs to the Indus Valley civilisation (IVC). [1] [2] It is a smaller fortified IVC site with 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres) in area. [3] : 220.