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- Bhimbetka refers to the Bhimbetka rock shelters.
- It is an archaeological site located in central India.
- The Bhimbetka rock shelters date to the Paleolithic and Mesolithic age.
- They contain the traces of the earliest recorded human life in India.
- It is situated in Raisen District in Madhya Pradesh, 45 kilometres away from Bhopal.
- It has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- Bhimbetka is made up of seven hills and about 750 rock shelters.
- It spans an area of about 10 km.
- Many of the shelters were inhabited by humans about 100,000 years ago.
- Bhimbetka is a popular tourist destination.
