Badami — Cave 3 North Veranda Murals
Badami C3 Murals
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE)·Rock-cut tradition·🇮🇳 Karnataka, Bagalkot, Badami, India
About
About Badami — Cave 3 North Veranda Murals
Badami — Cave 3 North Veranda Murals in Karnataka, Bagalkot, Badami, India is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut tradition. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions 396m × 44m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Rock-cut tradition rock_cut with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 550 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ritual landscape model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 600 BCE
- Period
- Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Rock-cut tradition
- Purpose
- Rock-cut tomb and sanctuary
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 998 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1956
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1498 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
15.9200° N · 75.6800° E · 550 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Badami — Cave 3 North Veranda Murals — structure with stratified deposits
15.9205° N · 75.6810° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Badami — Cave 3 North Veranda Murals — complex with stratified deposits
15.9187° N · 75.6795° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Badami — Cave 3 North Veranda Murals — outlier with stratified deposits
15.9192° N · 75.6790° E