Have You Heard of the Ancient Ajanta Caves?

Who or what made these ancient caves?

No one knows who built them for sure and it STILL remains a mystery.  This is an archaeological mystery that is not often discussed yet may have great historical implications.  They are located in Indi aand to this day they still do not know for sure who built them.  There are various theories about indigenous peoples and the like but the tools that would be needed to architect this complex would be extensive:

The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are 30 rock-cut cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to the 600 CE. The caves include paintings and sculptures considered to be masterpieces of Buddhist religious art (which depict the Jataka tales) as well as frescos which are reminiscent of the Sigiriya paintings in Sri Lanka. The caves were built in two phases starting around 2nd century BCE, with the second group of caves built around 600 CE. It is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.

Here is a bit more on where these caves are located:

Since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The caves are located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, near Jalgaon, just outside the village of Ajinṭhā (20°31′56″N 75°44′44″E). Caves are only about 59 kilometers from Jalgaon Railway station (on Delhi – Mumbai, Rail line of the Central railways, India); and 104 kilometers from Aurangabad.

Let’s check out these unusual caves in the video on page 2

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