| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | MP19002490 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Rock art site Chibbar nala |
| State / राज्य | Madhya Pradesh |
| District / जिला | Mandsaur |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Bhanpura |
| Village / गाँव | |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
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| Sub Period | |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | The site is about 26 kms north of Bhanpura on Gandhi Sagar road. One can reach upto the village by own vehicle. |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Kota Rajasthan |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Ramganjmandi Shamgarh |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Bhanpura |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Hill - पहाड़ी |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | The area comes under Vindhyan range. The land nearby is stony and undulated with yellow soil. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | On the basis of the remains found, the history belongs to mesolithic period. The site was first visited by Dr. Wakankar during exploration in Chambal valley. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
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| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
1. Painted rock shelters - Most of the rock shelters are painted with red colour depicting animal figures, hunting scene, human figures and animal figures. These belong to mesolithic period. One painting of pregnant cow is very important than others. 2. Inscriptions - A few rock shelters are having painted Brahmi inscriptions in red colour in Sunga character. This suggest them to be the residence of Buddhist monks. 3. Around the rock shelters quite a number of microliths are scattered. For preparation of microliths only semiprecious stones were used. According to the local people, one rock shelter was used only log thieves for worshipping there goddess. Choron- ki- Devi and the too stories their matrial. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | State - राज्य |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Wakankar, V.S. |
| Name / नाम | Prehistoric Rock Paintings of the Chambal valley , Paper delivered at the All Indian History Congress, |
| Year / वर्ष | |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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