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Zone code: IND-LAD-KAN-Zo01
Kanutse
unknown
On the roadside: rocks 1-13 are below the road, near the Indus; rocks 14 and 15 above the road; rocks 16-19 after the village of Kanutse (coming from Khaltse); rocks 20 and 21 are about 500 m further on, in front of the first trees of the Posa oasis, which is on the opposite bank (left bank of the Indus), close to kilometre marker 54.
none

ceramic, other, other, road, trail
bank, river, slope
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Indus. Although disturbed by the construction of the road, the old trail winding through the rocks is still clearly visible. It can be distinguished by several built basements (low walls). Several places (especially the west surface of rock 10) have been cleared and marked by stones as if to mark stopping zones or shelter (west surface of rock 10). Electric line | informative boards.

scattered
few

open air
petroglyph
granite
boulder

historic, pre-historic

Visits: Laurianne, Bruneau (2006): systematic
Laurianne, Bruneau (2011): systematic
damaged
Comments on the condition: Path heavily disturbed by fallen boulders during road construction

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 22
surfaces 48
motifs 785
scenes 74

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Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 201
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 55
  • inscription: 4
  • other: 3
  • plant: 4
  • sign: 69
  • zoomorph: 449
    Scene description
  • battle: 1
  • ceremonial: 3
  • confrontation: 2
  • domestication: 3
  • duel: 1
  • hunt: 34
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 3
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 7
  • pair: 1
  • predation: 11
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 24
  • clear: 76
  • medium: 413
  • dark: 250
  • very dark: 22
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 1
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 775
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 9
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 23
  • historic: 3
  • pre-historic: 75
  • unknown: 684
    Direction
  • front view: 76
  • left: 413
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 22
  • aerial: 24
  • none: 250
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 95
  • silhouette: 660
  • combination: 30
  • unknown: 0
    Style
  • rectilinear: 35
  • curvilinear: 2
  • parallel: 14
  • rectoparallel: 4
  • rectangular: 13
  • rectotriangular: 2
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 7
  • Eurasian animal style: 12
  • other: 6
  • non specific: 690