Monday, February 22, 2016

HISTORICAL PLACES

                                          Pahalgam


  • located in Anantnag District in Kashmir
  • important lower palaeolithic site
  • A hand-axe was discovered near Pahalgam in Kashmir on the River Lidder




                                         Bhimbetaka







  • located in the Raisen District in  Madhya Pradesh
  • important lower palaeolithic site
  • The rock shelters and caves of Bhimbetka have a large number of paintings
  • The colors used are vegetable colors which have endured through time because the drawings were generally made deep inside a niche or on inner walls



                                          Newasa







  •  important lower palaeolithic site
  •  located in Ahmednagar District in Maharashtra
  •  palaeolithic tools like hand axes, choppers, cleavers, scrappers and borers were discovered