GUFKRAL PITS

(Bijbehara - IN)
33.766700,75.133300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 28/03/2016

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.

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 28/03/2016

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

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Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
4.0Maliknag
7.7BHIMA DEVI (Cave of)
7.7RUK-u- DIN RISHI (Dargah ka)
7.7SHIVA, Bhamajo (Cave of)
7.8BAWAN SPRINGS
7.8KAMALA NAG
7.9BHAMAJO CAVE
7.9SURYA GOFFAR, Martand
9.4SER (Höhle bei)