# V. S. Wakankar

> Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar was an Indian archaeologist. Wakankar is credited with the discovery of the Bhimbetka rock caves in 1957 and the Kayatha culture in 1964, among others. In 2003, UNESCO inscribed the Bhimbetka rock caves as a World Heritage Site. The Bhimbetka rock caves exhibit one of the earliest traces of human life in India.

*Indian archaeologist (1919-1988)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1919-05-04
- **Died:** 1988-04-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
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## Sources
- [Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu_Shridhar_Wakankar)
- [ڤى. اس. واكانكار](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A4%D9%89._%D8%A7%D8%B3._%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1)
- [V. S. Wakankar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._S._Wakankar)
- [విష్ణు శ్రీధర్ వాకణ్కర్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B7%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A3%E0%B1%81_%E0%B0%B6%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%A7%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%A3%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D)
- [विष्णु श्रीधर वाकणकर](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%81_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0)
- [விட்ணு சிறிதர் வாகங்கர்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3632483)

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