Cupules: The sign of Oldest human creativity . The cupules of Bhimbetka Rock Shelters represent one of the earliest forms of human symbolic expression in the Indian subcontinent. These shallow, hemispherical depressions, pecked into hard sandstone surfaces, are attributed to the Lower and Middle Paleolithic periods. Created using stone tools, cupules reflect deliberate and repeated human action, possibly linked to ritual behavior, sound production, or symbolic communication. Their presence along