LOHARPURA SHELTER

(Raisen Tahsil - IN)
23.250000,77.750000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 08/04/2016

Sort of a »rock shelter« (or a true cave?) with rock art (paintings in white and red ochre) reports THAPAR (1979b) from a place called Loharpura (note 1) in Raisen district (town at N23°20': E77°48'). Compare: Gadariatola shelter.

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 08/04/2016

NOTE 1: »Loharpura« (THAPAR 1979b) or "town of blacksmiths and brass and copper workers" in Raisen district (town at N23°20': E77°48') is not identified as no such place there is listed on nima.mil/geonames (accessed 16.11.2003), in IMPERIAL GAZETTEER (1907-1909, 25: 327) or in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006 index).

Documents

Bibliography 08/04/2016

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1974/75: C.B. Trivedi, Naryan Vyas and K.G. Bhagchandani discovered the painted Loharpura rock shelter. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 08/04/2016

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