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Zone code: IND-LAD-CLK-Zo01
Chalak
unknown
Site between Tinlé Katpa (a social unit) and the village of Chalak down the Markha chu.
none

landmark, mani stone wall, other, stupa structure
plateau, river
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Markha; religious place linked to the passage of Taksangrepa who would have meditated there. Recent darchen | recent Ihatho | heap of stones.

gathered
scarce

open air
petroglyph
granite
slab

pre-historic

Visits: Martin, Vernier (2003): systematic
good
Comments on the condition: Construction of the mae, lhatho etc. may have damaged the site.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 1
surfaces 2
motifs 11
scenes 0

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 1
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 0
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 2
  • zoomorph: 8
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 0
  • 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: 0
  • very dark: 11
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 11
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 0
  • unknown: 11
    Direction
  • front view: 0
  • left: 0
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 11
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 2
  • silhouette: 9
  • combination: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Style
  • rectilinear: 0
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 0
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 0
  • rectotriangular: 0
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 11