GUFKRAL PITS
(Bijbehara - IN)
33.766700,75.133300
33.766700,75.133300
Description
Some of the man-made, soil-sunken –>Kashmir Swat Pits are situated near Gufkral (note 1) village. SHARMA (1982) excavated and POSSEHL (1988: 177) lists seven radiocarbon datings.
NOTE 1: »Guf« is obviously related to the Sanskrit 'gufa', the Arabic 'khaf', the German 'Kaff', and the English cave. A village of Guf is marked near N33°46': E075°08' (Everest 1830) on AMS sheet NI43-01 (U 502 Series, 1960 edition) on the left-hand of the road to Jammu and at a spot about 40 km from Srinagar or 20 km beyond Awantipur.
Documents
Bibliography 28/03/2016- Conningham, R A E & Sutherland, T l. 1997; Possehl, G L 1988; Sharma, A K 1982, 1998, 2001; Stacul, Giorgio 1994.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Maliknag | ||
| 7.7 | BHIMA DEVI (Cave of) | ||
| 7.7 | RUK-u- DIN RISHI (Dargah ka) | ||
| 7.7 | SHIVA, Bhamajo (Cave of) | ||
| 7.8 | BAWAN SPRINGS | ||
| 7.8 | KAMALA NAG | ||
| 7.9 | BHAMAJO CAVE | ||
| 7.9 | SURYA GOFFAR, Martand | ||
| 9.4 | SER (Höhle bei) |