Why did prehistoric humans choose the Vindhyan rock shelters for burial?

The shelters provided protection from the elements and a permanent marker for the community to remember and honor their dead over generations.

Mesolithic Archeology

UPSC Archival Analysis

The maximum number of human skeletons (seventeen) in the Vindhyas region was found at the Lekhahia rock shelter.

Exam Year

2016

Evidence Source

ID: HIS_ANC_2016_43 Ref: V.D. Misra, Some Aspects of Indian Archaeology