AA CAVE (Arbenz 2014) 1st, near village well
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Description
An unspecified closed depression (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified characteristics) in what probably is Lakadong Sandstone was said to give access to a speleologically unexplored and allegedly short but unidentified cave in what probably is Lakadong Limestone. ETYMOLOGY: No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for this Lakadong Khasi -krang- or cave which, though not seen at all, was straightforward done away with as if it were only a short cave (anonymous Arbenz, T in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 25th February, Tuesday). SITUATION: In an unspecified setting at an unidentified location on the Lakadong - Umlatdoh Plateau and in an unspecified spatial relation near the village well of a populated place referred to as Lakadong/Ummat (anonymous Arbenz, T in: anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 25th February, Tuesday).
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Bibliography 06/01/2018History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2014.02.25: Spellmoon Shilliangam from Ummat, then the Lakadong Sardar, employed Nicholas Suchen and Constantin Shadong to instruct Thomas Arbenz, Roger Galloway and Marcel Dikstra how to join persons familiar with the area on a relatively long walk into an unidentified direction which was at first fairly level, but later started to descend down into a valley [with a known name unidentified by quick and easy cavers]. They saw a depression near the village well, which was said to contain only a short cave … (anonymous Brooks, S J et al. 2014.04.05 Mss: Diary Meghalaya 2014 Second Edit: 25th February, Tuesday).