RUCHA FIRST LIZARD CAVE, 1st

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified first cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to an estimated 15 m descent down into an elongated chamber, with another entrance dropping in to the NE (Eavis R, Tringham N and Albuica A in: anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: 7th February). ETYMOLOGY: Robert -Rob- Eavis, Nicholas -Nick- Tringham and Adrian Albuica learned from an unidentified a local (no name mentioned) no name for this cave in the so-called Rucha area where Adrian saw a large green lizard [note 1] (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: 7th February). SITUATION: In an unspecified setting and at an unspecified location with unidentified spatial relations to the other cave entrances in the so-called Rucha area on the hillside southwest of the village of Larket (WGS84 ±400 m N25°23'46”: E092°34'15”: circa (±20 m) 1000 m asl, Arbenz, T 2013.0316 dated ”2012.04.30” cave distribution map Pala relief13 2.pdf) and above the orographically right (locally north-east) bank (circa 850 m asl) of the Litang River. POSITION: Struggling to arrive at an uttermost easiest record of a GPS received position for the entrance to this large, vertical entrance resulted in a set of numbers which were didactically simplified to a degree resulting in the almost meaningless and entirely valueless assemblage N25 23 42.6, E92 34 06.0 (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: 7th February).16 dated ”2012.04.30” cave distribution map Pala relief13 2.pdf) and above the orographically right (locally north-east) bank (circa 850 m asl) of the Litang River. POSITION: Struggling to arrive at an uttermost easiest record of a GPS received position for the entrance to this large, vertical entrance resulted in a set of numbers which were didactically simplified to a degree resulting in the almost meaningless and entirely valueless assemblage N25 23 42.6, E92 34 06.0 (anonymous Arbenz, T 2013.08.07 Mss: Meghalaya Expedition 2013 Diary: 7th February).