Gufkral

Gufkral ('guf' means cave and 'kral' means potter) is a site inhabited by potters who utilize the caves. The cave of Gufkral is one of the oldest in Kashmir and some estimates trace their origin 2000-3000 BCE.[1]

Gufkral is situated 41 km (25 mi) southeast of Srinagar near the tehsil town of Tral in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The excavation by an Archaeological Survey of India team led by A K Sharma from 18 August to 20 October in 1981 revealed that the site was occupied for five periods from the Aceramic Neolithic to Megalithic periods.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

References
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  2. "Neolithic site Gufkral facing official neglect". The INS News. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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  4. SHARMA, A. K. (1982). "Gufkral 1981: An Aceramic Neolithic Site in the Kashmir Valley". Asian Perspectives. 25 (2): 23–41. ISSN 0066-8435. JSTOR 42928083.
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