GOPALAPURAM SHELTER
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Description
An Indian archaeologist's »shelter« (probably a rock shelter but possibly the daylight-lit cave entrance area of a true cave) of unspecified dimensions and in unspecified rock (note 1), is situated about 2 km north-east of one Gopalapuram village (note 2) in the Upper Gundar basin (note 3). Archaeological excavation yielded a Mesolithic habitational deposit.
NOTE 1: »Madura District … The rocks of Madura district consist chiefly of foliated biotite gneiss, probably in reality a gneissose granite, in which are amasses of granular quartz rock, also probably of igneous origin. At certain localities, such as Pandalugudi and Tirumal, bands of coarsely crystalline limestone occur in the gneiss. Charnocktite is found in the the western part of the District, the Palni hills being entirely composed of that rock. In the Varushanad Hills are hornblende schists and granulites, penetrated by veins of mica-bearing pegmatite. Subrecent calcine grits of marine origin form a fringe along the coast from Cape Comorin to the channel between the mainland and the island of Pamban. Laterite covers a considerable part of the District. Further particulars will be found in Mr. Bruce Foote's account [i.e. FOOTE 1883] in Memoirs, Geological Survey of India, vol. xx« (IMPERIAL GAZETTEER 1907-1909, 16: 387). NOTE 2: SELVAKUMAR (1996: 31: 29 figure 2) places either the »shelter« or the village of Gopalapuram at the coordinates N09°54'11": E077°41'29' (unpspecified geodetic datum possibly Everest 1830) and marks the site on the accompanying location map (without coordinates).NOTE 3: The Upper Gundar basin (N09°30": E077°30' to N10°00': E078°00') covers parts of the Survey of India sheets 58-G09, 58-G/10, 58-G13, and 58-G/14.
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5 | KANAVAIPATTI SHELTER | ||
| 15.6 | PERAYUR 4 (Cave at) | ||
| 18.2 | T-KALLUPATTI ROCK SHELTER | ||
| 19.1 | PERAYUR 3 (Cave at) | ||
| 19.4 | PERAYUR 2 (Cave at) | ||
| 21.1 | VIRAPATTI SHELTER | ||
| 22.1 | PERAYUR 1 (Cave at) | ||
| 32.5 | KANAVAI KATHA BOOTHAM CAVE 1 | ||
| 32.5 | KANAVAI KATHA BOOTHAM CAVE 2 |