Adamgarh Hills

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Adamgarh Hills
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Adamgarh Hills
Coordinates: 22°43′48.06″N77°43′57.42″E / 22.7300167°N 77.7326167°E / 22.7300167; 77.7326167
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Narmadapuram district
Taluk Narmadapuram
Languages
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration MP 05

Adamgarh Hills is located in the Narmadapuram town of the Narmadapuram district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

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Importance

Rock paintings at Adamgarh Image of cave no 4 of adamgarh rock shelter paintings, hoshangabad.jpg
Rock paintings at Adamgarh

Adamgarh Hills is famous for the pre-historic rock shelters and rock paintings found in the hills. [1] Stone age artefacts, lower palaeolithic and mesolithic implements have been excavated here. [2]

Neolithic paintings were found during the research and excavation done during the 19th century. There are now 11 visible shelters out of 18 shelters found during the excavation. [3]

Location

Adamgarh Hills is located 2 km southeast to the Narmadapuram city.

Transport

Narmadapuram is well connected by road and train. The nearest major railway station is in Itarsi.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tariq Badar. "Rock Shelters of Adamgarh - photos of spectacular views in Madhya Pradesh on Worldisround". Worldisround.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Ghosh, Amalananda (1990). An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology - Google Books. ISBN   9004092641 . Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rock Art History of Madhya Pradesh: Adamgarh & Nagori". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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