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Zone code: IND-LAD-KRU-Zo01
Karu 3
unknown
On the roadside, close to the access road of a military camp. The site borders the important Stakna irrigation canal which runs parallel to the river. Rocks engraved on both sides of the road.
none

canal, road, undetermined structure
bank, river, slope
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Indus | contemporary building

gathered
few

open air
petroglyph
granite
boulder

pre-historic

Visits: Martin, Vernier (2004): systematic
damaged
Comments on the condition: The two rocks with broken lion motifs were moved by a private person in 2008. The area around the road was dug up during its construction and the development of the nearby military camp. Several piles of rubble. Heavily damaged, demolished. Several rocks marked with paint.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 6
surfaces 7
motifs 27
scenes 3

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 7
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 2
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 1
  • zoomorph: 17
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 1
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 0
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 0
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 2
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 0
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 0
  • medium: 0
  • dark: 3
  • very dark: 24
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 27
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 23
  • unknown: 4
    Direction
  • front view: 0
  • left: 0
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 24
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 3
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 2
  • silhouette: 24
  • combination: 1
  • unknown: 0
    Style
  • rectilinear: 7
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 1
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 0
  • rectotriangular: 0
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 19