भीमबेटका 06

🔹06 ▪️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 #भीमबेटका
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