Berliner Hohlenkundliche Berichte (BHB)

 By Dreybrodt and Loveridge. 87 pp. Over twenty-seven kilometres of caves passages from 98 new caves are described in this volume, representing the results yielded by the five most recent expeditions to the Southern Shan State (to Pinlaung, Hopong and Ywangan areas) as well as two expeditions to the Kayah State. Includes the new deepest cave of Myanmar (Ju’s Gu, over 300 m deep) as well as many new entries to the list of longest caves of the country.

101 pp., colour photo tables, many maps & surveys; Berlin 2017.

This volume replaces volumes 6 and 12 of this series and describes the longest caves known in Iran so far. Ghar Katalehkhor is featured with a detailed survey showing 12,860 m. The same applies to Ghar Alisadr (11,440 m) which is one of the most visited show caves in the world. A number of caves in the surroundings of Ghar Alisadr are also described. In English.

Michael Laumanns: 125 pp., colour photo tables, many maps & surveys; Berlin 2017.

This volume replaces volumes 2, 3 and 62 of this series. About 100 caves with a total of 10 km of passages are presented in detail. This is the only comprehensive source of speleological data on Mozambique. Longest cave is Codzo River Cave at 942 m. In English with a German, Portuguese and French abstract.

Trevor Frost; Olivier Testa & Michael Laumanns:

96 pp., colour photo tables, many maps & surveys; Berlin 2017.

This volume replaces volumes 36 and 62 of this series. About 50 caves with a total of nearly 8 km of passages are presented in detail. Includes the Mbenaltembe Cave System, at 2,380 m the currently longest cave of Gabon. Also, a presumably old rock art cave site is described. In English and French, with a German abstract.

Sixty-one caves are presented in this volume in detail, including Pielkhlieng Pouk which was so far surveyed to a length of 9,660 m and explored to over 12.6 km. Many of these caves are not fully explored yet. Twenty-seven caves not yet visited are mentioned, emphasizing the cave potential in the Khaddum area for future explorers. In English language.

The "Yellow Pages" of caving in SE Asia. Each country is presented in detail including topographic and karst occurrence maps as well as a description of the geological settings, the history of speleological exploration, a detailed list of the longest and deepest caves (incl. surveys), a list of useful addresses and an in-depth bibliography. Hundreds of cave surveys and cave descriptions. Some countries also have maps showing the administrative divisions and other relevant thematic maps. Vol. 65 covers: Introduction & Brunei-Malaysia (168 p.). Vol. 66 covers: Myanmar-Vietnam (167 p.). In English. With German and French abstracts.

An enormous collection of cave descriptions, cave surveys, location maps and references on this major caving area in Meghalya. Descibes 222 underground sites, including Krem Kosati (18,871 m), Synrang Pamiang (14,113 m), and Krem Umsynrang (5,573 m). Also features the first image ever published from the Cloud of the Abodes!! In English.

Expedition-style speleological exploration of Indonesia was started on Sumatra in 1977 by a Spanish team from the GESM Barcelona, when they visited western Sumatra. However, most knowledge on the karst of Indonesia was gathered by the French "Association Pyreneenne de Speleologie (APS)", who started exploration in the Maros karst of Sulawesi in 1985 and returned to Indonesia on an almost annual basis until 2001 and visited many karst areas all over the archipelago, often together with Indonesian speleologists. They released excellent reports with many detailed cave surveys and in-depth biospeleological data, all of which are presented in this publication for the first time in English language. Extensive karstological data (morphology, hydrology, water chemistry, climatology...) were also gathered during those 15 years. These scientific results were included in the APS caving reports as well as in specialized publications. The longest caves known in Indonesia is Luwang Jaran (Java, Gunung Sewu) at 18,200 m. Many of the other long Indonesian caves were explored by APS, such as Gua Salukkan Kallang (Sulawesi Selatan, Maros, Kappang) at 12,263 m, Leang Assuloang at 10,400 m (Sulawesi Selatan, Maros, Pangkadjene), Gua Tanette (Sulawesi Selatan, Maros, Kappang) at 9,692 m, and Gua Batu Lubang (Halmahera) at 8,685 m. Also many of the deepest caves known in Indonesia were surveyed by APS. In English.

The caves of Ninh Binh province are of high scientific and economic interest. Archaeological excavations have taken place in several caves in the Trang An-Tam Coc/Bich Dong area as well as in caves in the Cuc Phuong National Park, yielding Paleolithic finds up to 33,000 years old. The caves are also one of the main attractions to visitors and serve as important passageways between the intra-mountainous lakes.

This report presents the known caves of Ninh Binh province and comprises results from various explorers since 1986. Although this report mainly focuses on the Trang An-Tam Coc/Bich Dong landscape complex (Hoa Lu, Gia Vien and Nho Quan districts) it also covers caves in the Cuc Phuong National Park (if situated in Ninh Binh province) as well as caves from the Tam Diep and Yen Mo districts. Ninety-nine caves are described in detail representing a total 13.6 km of mapped cave passages.

The book in front of you can only be regarded as the very first start in regard to a complete overview of the caves of Ninh Binh province. On cave distribution maps presented in this report an abundance of cave entrances are marked with many of those caves not having been visited yet. Furthermore the karst mountains which are more difficult to access have not all been checked at all for their cave potential yet. Consequently, this publication strives to encourage more speleologists and karst. In English.