KARTA ROCK SHELTER

(Rehli Tahsil - IN)
23.683300,78.950000
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Eight painted rock shelters (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49). SITUATION: Karta, situated 32 km southeast of Sagar [23°50'N: 78°45'E] on the Sagar - Rahli [note 1] road, has eight painted rock shelters on both the banks of the river Kaith [] (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49). CAVE POTENTIAL -- geology: Saugor District … lying between 23° 9' and 24°27' N. and 78°4' and 78° 22' E. The greater part of the district is covered by Deccan trap; but there are two great inliers of Vindhyan sandstone, one to the north running down nearly as far as Saugor, and the other to the east extending from near Garhakota [23°46'N: 79°09'E] to beyond Surkhi [23°38'N: 78°49'E]. To the east or south-east of Saugor the infra-trappean or Lameta limestone is largly developed. Calcareous infra-trappean bands with fossilized shells and plants also occur largely near Saugor (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 22: 137). CULTURAL HISTORY -- rock art: The paitings include animals like nilgai (Bos elaphus tragocamelus), monkey, spotted deer, peacock, and human figures and soldiers with swords and shields, all painted in red and white (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49).tings include animals like nilgai (Bos elaphus tragocamelus), monkey, spotted deer, peacock, and human figures and soldiers with swords and shields, all painted in red and white (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983.

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1979 - 1980: Shri Vijay Singh, research scholar in the Department of Archaeology, University of Poona, … discovered the following rock-shelters … ArmoriBedwaraChitauliKartaRamgarhaRangir … (Indian Archaeology: A Review [IAR] 1979-80 / 1983: 49). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
8.2RANGIR CAVE TEMPLE
8.2RANGIR ROCK SHELTERS
13.9Abchand Shelters
14.0RAMGARHA ROCK SHELTERS, Sagar
19.0BEDWARA ROCK SHELTERS
33.3AMORI ROCK SHELTERS, Sagar
81.3FATEHPUR SHELTERS
84.5DALIPUR CAVE OR SPRING
89.6PATALA GANGA, Darguwan / Dargawan