BHAMALA, Taxila (Caves at)
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Description
So-called -prehistoric caves- of archaeological interest and dubious nature (perhaps true caves, possibly rock shelters) reported Krishnaswami, V D (note 1) and DANI, A H (note 2) from Bhamala (MARSHALL, J 1951, 1: 391; DANI 1986) or Bhamula (Krishnaswami 1946a) in the Taxila area. SITUATION: MARSHALL, J (1951, 1: 391) places Bhamala [note 3] … at the very head of the Haro river [note 4] among the Murree foot-hills, ten miles [16 km] or so to the east of Sirsukh (33°46'41”N: 72°50'58”E, nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003).So-called -prehistoric caves- of archaeological interest and dubious nature (perhaps true caves, possibly rock shelters) reported Krishnaswami, V D (note 1) and DANI, A H (note 2) from Bhamala (MARSHALL, J 1951, 1: 391; DANI 1986) or Bhamula (Krishnaswami 1946a) in the Taxila area. SITUATION: MARSHALL, J (1951, 1: 391) places Bhamala [note 3] … at the very head of the Haro river [note 4] among the Murree foot-hills, ten miles [16 km] or so to the east of Sirsukh (33°46'41”N: 72°50'58”E, nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003).
Histoire
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1945-1950 (circa): John MARSHALL (1951) saw to having the prehistoric caves of Bhamala investigated.
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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4.9 | KHANPUR (Wilson 1976) (Caves at) | ||
13.4 | MOHRA MURADU (Cave at) | ||
14.5 | ALLAHDITTA CAVE | ||
15.2 | AA CAVE, Taxila hillside | ||
16.1 | INDRASALA GUHA, Peshawar Museum | ||
17.6 | KALAWAN, Margala, 1st (Cave near) | ||
17.6 | KALAWAN, Margala, 2nd (Cave at) | ||
17.6 | KALAWAN, Margala, 3rd (Cave at) | ||
18.6 | HARIPUR, Tarbela (Cave at) |