BHUJ ROCK-SHELTER CAVE, Kutch

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unidentified caving object (UCO) with rock art (epigraphy), which may consist either of a dark cave or a daylight-lit rockshelter that sheltered troglodyte humans and therefore was considered to represent a rock-shelter or rock shelter with a cave inscription (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1982-83 / 1985: 119). SITUATION: Unknown. Andhra Pradesh [sic!] … 7. Kutch, District Bhuj (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1982-83 / 1985: 119). CULTURAL HISTORY -- rock art (epigraphy): Brahmi cave inscription … A Brahmi inscription in characters of circa second century AD engraved in a rock-shelter which records a Buddhist name Sachajt and reads sachajiti sachdeva putras devastanam … is the first of its kind as it is found in a rock shelter (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1982-83 / 1985: 119, plate 73 captioned: Nadafa impression of inscription found in a rock-shelter).