Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya
Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya Site
Mesolithic (8000 BCE)·Vindhya Mesolithic·🇮🇳 Uttar Pradesh, Vindhya range, India
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About Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya
Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya in Uttar Pradesh, Vindhya range, India is a Mesolithic (8000 BCE) rock art attributed to Vindhya Mesolithic culture. Indian Archaeological Survey and Deccan College excavations reveal stratified deposits with ceramics and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and monastic or settlement features. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Vindhya Mesolithic site illustrating Mesolithic (8000 BCE) rock-art traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Vindhya Mesolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 8000 BCE
- Period
- Mesolithic (8000 BCE)
- Culture
- Vindhya Mesolithic
- Purpose
- Rock shelters with Mesolithic paintings
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 8000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
24.7322° N · 82.5222° E · 428 m · 3 mapped features
Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya — Principal Feature
structurePrimary rock-art feature at Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya
24.7330° N · 82.5230° EKunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya
24.7315° N · 82.5216° EKunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Kunjhun Rock Art — Vindhya
24.7333° N · 82.5212° E