MOGHA ROCK SHELTERS

(Raisen Tahsil - IN)
23.333300,77.833300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

What archaeological visitors identified as painted rock shelters possibly consists of of one or several entrances to speleologically unexplored but true caves with dark (aphotic, stygian) zones. SITUATION: In a certain Mogha Valley somewhere in Madhya Pradesh, District Raisen (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1982-83 / 1985: 135).What archaeological visitors identified as painted rock shelters possibly consists of of one or several entrances to speleologically unexplored but true caves with dark (aphotic, stygian) zones. SITUATION: In a certain Mogha Valley somewhere in Madhya Pradesh, District Raisen (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1982-83 / 1985: 135).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1982-83 / 1985.

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1983-1983: Sadhna Nayak and O. P. Misra of the Directorate of Archaeology of Museums, Government of Madhya Pradesh, explored Mogha Valley and discovered rock shelters of the Chalcolithic and historic periods (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1982-83 / 1985: 135). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
7.0RAMACHHAJJA ROCK SHELTERS
7.0RAM-CHHAJJA ROCK-SHELTERS
10.2GHATLA ROCK SHELTERS
10.2GOPALPUR ROCK SHELTER
10.6PENGAWA SHELTERS
12.6GADARIATOLA SHELTER
12.6LOHARPURA SHELTER
14.0KHARKOD ROCK SHELTERS
18.2SONAURI SHELTERS