Adamgarh Hills

Hills in Madhya Pradesh, India

Adamgarh Hills

Hills

Adamgarh Hills

Coordinates: 22°43′48.06″N 77°43′57.42″E﻿ / ﻿22.7300167°N 77.7326167°E﻿ / 22.7300167; 77.7326167
Country|  India
State| Madhya Pradesh
District| Narmadapuram district
Taluk| Narmadapuram
Languages

Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| MP 05

Adamgarh Hills is located in the Narmadapuram town of the Narmadapuram district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

## Importance

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Rock paintings at Adamgarh

Adamgarh Hills is famous for the pre-historic rock shelters and rock paintings found in the hills.[1] Stone age artefacts, lower palaeolithic and mesolithic implements have been excavated here.[2]

Neolithic paintings were found during the research and excavation done during the 19th century. There are now 11 visible shelters out of 18 shelters found during the excavation.[3]

## Location

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Adamgarh Hills is located 2 km southeast to the Narmadapuram city.

## Transport

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Narmadapuram is well connected by road and train. The nearest major railway station is in Itarsi.

## See also

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* Itarsi
* Bhopal
* Narmadapuram
* Madhya Pradesh

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adamgarh Hills.

1. ^ Tariq Badar. "Rock Shelters of Adamgarh - photos of spectacular views in Madhya Pradesh on Worldisround". Worldisround.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. ^ Ghosh, Amalananda (1990). An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology - Google Books. ISBN 9004092641. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
3. ^ "Rock Art History of Madhya Pradesh: Adamgarh & Nagori". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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