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Site information

Site code: IND-LAD-AZT
Alchi Zampa Thang
Khar gog thang; Alchi-mkhar Gog; Saspol; Saspola
Site on the bank of the Indus River, just after the bridge to Alchi. Petroglyphs spread across the plateau on either side of the road to Alchi until the first bend in the road and then follow the edge of the cliff overlooking the Indus. Survey of the site made in the direction of the river current.

Statistics of the site

item #
zones
systematic 2
surveyed 0
reported 0
rocks 274
surfaces 306
motifs 731
scenes 99

Site zones

IND-LAD-AZT-Zo01
Alchi Zampa Thang
# rocks : 270
# surfaces : 301
# motifs : 715
# scenes : 99
IND-LAD-AZT-Zo02
Alchi Zampa Thang
# rocks : 4
# surfaces : 5
# motifs : 16
# scenes : 0

Images

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 22
  • architecture: 340
  • artefact: 3
  • indeterminate: 39
  • inscription: 175
  • other: 5
  • plant: 2
  • sign: 36
  • zoomorph: 109
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 2
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 5
  • image and text: 89
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 1
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 0
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 0
  • religious: 1
    Patina
  • fresh: 2
  • clear: 43
  • medium: 369
  • dark: 294
  • very dark: 23
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 727
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 1
  • unknown: 3
    Period
  • contemporary: 2
  • historic: 533
  • pre-historic: 22
  • unknown: 174
    Direction
  • front view: 43
  • left: 369
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 23
  • aerial: 2
  • none: 294
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 391
  • silhouette: 315
  • combination: 4
  • unknown: 21
    Style
  • rectilinear: 37
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 5
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 3
  • rectotriangular: 4
  • triangular: 3
  • bitriangular: 5
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 3
  • non specific: 671