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India

457 places in the atlas, 41 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Archaeological wonders156
Temple complexes127
Ancient cities95
Ancient villages92
Tells71
Rock-cut sites42
Megaliths33
Mounds32
Hydraulic works30
Submerged sites26
Caves21
Rock art sites20

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Verified427
Accepted19
Contested4
Pseudo7

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Maharashtra26
Madhya Pradesh18
Rajasthan, Jaipur17
Khajuraho15
Haryana12
Gujarat11

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Verified427 Widely accepted19

Tamil Nadu

11

Gujarat, Kutch8

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4

Pseudoarchaeology7

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Archaeological wonders156 Temple complexes127 Ancient cities95 Ancient villages92 Tells71 Rock-cut sites42 Megaliths33 Mounds32 Hydraulic works30 Submerged sites26 Caves21 Rock art sites20 Buried cities18 Ancient ports18

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UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Partially excavated259 Excavated131 Excavation ongoing48 Not applicable7 Buried6 Submerged4 Unexcavated2

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harappan51 temple complex45 chalcolithic37 ancient city34 rock cut31 tell31 megalithic26 unesco26 maharashtra25 ancient village24 neolithic24 hydraulic23 satavahana23 classical22 gujarat21 submerged city19 stupa15 gupta13

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🇮🇳 India · Cave

Ajanta Cave 17 Veranda Mural

Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic

Ajanta Cave 17 Veranda Mural in Maharashtra, Ajanta, India is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.