Mura 1 (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A cave entrance without specified shape or characteristic peculiarities is 1 m wide and gives access to an estimated 15 m deep rift (Brown 2001.02.08 Mss: Krem Mura). ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi -ka mula- (note 1) or -ka mura- (B.D. Kharpran Daly, personal communication) is a low cane stool or a vegetable and the cave is said to be named after a nearby rock with a similar shape (note 2). SITUATION: According to M.W. Brown (2001.02.08 Mss: Krem Mura), the entrance to the first Mura cave lies not only at an unspecified distance but also in an unspecified direction from the village of Tongseng (N25°19'28-: E092°30'05” WGS84). According to the recorded GPS position (note 3), the second Mura cave lies on the eastern side of the Shnongrim Ridge.A cave entrance without specified shape or characteristic peculiarities is 1 m wide and gives access to an estimated 15 m deep rift (Brown 2001.02.08 Mss: Krem Mura). ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi -ka mula- (note 1) or -ka mura- (B.D. Kharpran Daly, personal communication) is a low cane stool or a vegetable and the cave is said to be named after a nearby rock with a similar shape (note 2). SITUATION: According to M.W. Brown (2001.02.08 Mss: Krem Mura), the entrance to the first Mura cave lies not only at an unspecified distance but also in an unspecified direction from the village of Tongseng (N25°19'28-: E092°30'05” WGS84). According to the recorded GPS position (note 3), the second Mura cave lies on the eastern side of the Shnongrim Ridge.