Karaftō: ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORTS
Reports on fieldwork
von Gall, H. 1978. ‘Die Kulträume in den Felsen von Karaftu bei Takab (West-Azarbaidjan).’ Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran 11: 91-112.
Porter, R. K. 1822. Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia, &c. &c.: during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820, vol. 2. London: 540-554.
Stein, A. 1940. Old Routes of Western Īrān. Narrative of an Archaeological Journey, Carried Out and Recorded by Sir Aurel Stein. Antiquities Examined, Described and Illustrated with the Assistance of Fred H. Andrews. London: 326-344.
Overviews of archaeological exploration and discoveries
von Gall, H. 2010. 'Karafto caves.' Encyclopædia Iranica, vol. XV: 533-536. An updated version is available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/karafto-caves (accessed 24 April 2012)