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Zone code: IND-LAD-AIG-Zo01
Achinathang
unknown
At the exit of the village of Achinathang in the direction of Skyurbuchan: an engraved rock located just before the bifurcation.
none

cultivated area, road, village
plateau, river
Comments on the environment: Right bank of Indus; there is a forest.

gathered
scarce

open air
petroglyph
granite
boulder

pre-historic

Visits: Martin, Vernier (2003): systematic
damaged
Comments on the condition: Possible earthwork/grading (terrassement). Broken rocks because of the construction of the road.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 1
surfaces 1
motifs 7
scenes 1

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 1
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 1
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 0
  • zoomorph: 5
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 1
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 0
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 0
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 0
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 0
  • medium: 0
  • dark: 7
  • very dark: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 7
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 0
  • unknown: 7
    Direction
  • front view: 0
  • left: 0
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 0
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 7
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 1
  • silhouette: 4
  • combination: 1
  • unknown: 1
    Style
  • rectilinear: 2
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 1
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 0
  • rectotriangular: 0
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 4