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Zone code: IND-LAD-MEB-Zo01
Mebtek La
unknown
Quick access from Hemis Shukpachen: take the path from the village towards the pass (Mebtek La). Shortly before reaching the pass, spot a large vertical vein of black basalt on the right, and head towards its base: the engraved rocks are at the foot of the cliff.
Access path to the Takmar Bao cave.

trail
pass, slope
Comments on the environment: Close to cliffs. Numerous more modern Tibetan petroglyphs near the pass (west side) and the spring (within the rocks).

gathered
scarce

open air
petroglyph
other
boulder

unknown

Visits: Alexandre, Darrioulat (2019): systematic
good
Comments on the condition: none

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 4
surfaces 6
motifs 66
scenes 4

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 4
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 15
  • inscription: 2
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 8
  • zoomorph: 37
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 1
  • image and text: 1
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 1
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 1
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 0
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 16
  • medium: 0
  • dark: 12
  • very dark: 38
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 66
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 2
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 0
  • unknown: 64
    Direction
  • front view: 16
  • left: 0
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 38
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 12
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 1
  • silhouette: 63
  • combination: 0
  • unknown: 2
    Style
  • rectilinear: 1
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 0
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 4
  • rectotriangular: 1
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 60