भीमबेटका 06
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▪️Zoo Rock (No.IIIC-50) : 🔺
▪️This is a semicircular shelter in shape open on three sides popularly known as Zoo Rock.
▪️This name to the Rock was given by VS Wakankar because of the larger number and variety of naturalistic and elegant animal paintings.
▪️Most of the figures belong to Mesolithic Period except a fee that belong to Chalcolithic and Historical period.
▪️There are 453 figures in this shelter comprising 252 animals of 16 different species,90 humans engaged in several activities, 02rhodents and one bird.
▪️Bears an inscription is written in shankh script.
▪️Bull,cow,gaur and Buffalo outnumber all others.
▪️The deer family is represented by sheetal,
swamp deer and sambhar.
▪️Nilgai and chinkara are also present.
▪️Among big cats tiger and lion are represented.
▪️Depictions of boar,dog, squirrel and jungle fowl are also noticed.
▪️Paintings of historic period include horses, elephants, oxen,goats etc.
▪️Some of the horses and elephants are shown with their mounts.
Photography: neelima
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