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Zone code: IND-LAD-HAT-Zo01
Hanuthang
unknown
Site at the exit of Hanuthang village (coming from Khaltse) at the level of the torrent, at the level of kilometre marker 48. Engraved rocks are located between the road and the river. Boulders at the edge of the Indus.
none

other, road
bank, river, torrent, valley
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Indus. Near the stream at the exit of the village. From Hanuthang up the Hanu chu, we reach Piun in the Shyok via the Charbat pass (5160m). Military camp above.

scattered
few

open air
petroglyph
granite
boulder

pre-historic, unknown

Visits: Laurianne, Bruneau (2006): systematic
good
Comments on the condition: none

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 5
surfaces 6
motifs 60
scenes 11

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 19
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 1
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 1
  • zoomorph: 39
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 1
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 8
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 0
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 0
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 2
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 6
  • clear: 10
  • medium: 42
  • dark: 2
  • very dark: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 60
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 9
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 8
  • unknown: 43
    Direction
  • front view: 10
  • left: 42
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 0
  • aerial: 6
  • none: 2
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 9
  • silhouette: 51
  • combination: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Style
  • rectilinear: 9
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 0
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 0
  • rectotriangular: 0
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 4
  • Eurasian animal style: 3
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 44