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Zone information
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
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Comments on the environment: Close to cliffs. Numerous more modern Tibetan petroglyphs near the pass (west side) and the spring (within the rocks).
click to see the description
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Visits: Alexandre, Darrioulat (2019): systematic
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Comments on the condition: none
Statistics of the zone
| item | # |
|---|---|
| rocks | 4 |
| surfaces | 6 |
| motifs | 66 |
| scenes | 4 |
Rocks
Motif statistics
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Category and identification
- anthropomorph: 4
- architecture: 0
- artefact: 0
- indeterminate: 15
- inscription: 2
- other: 0
- plant: 0
- sign: 8
- zoomorph: 37
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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
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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
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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
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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


