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Zone code: IND-LAD-RBP-Zo01
Rambirpura
unknown
The site is at kimotere 27 on the Leh-Manali road, in the direction of Karu, the name Rambirpura was recently attributed to the place (plateau between Stakna and the mountains preceding Karu) by the central government officials during civil engineering projects as evidenced by a sign for the canal.
Name of Rambirpura: Dogra origin?

canal, road, undetermined structure
bank, plateau, river
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Indus, canal along the Indus.

gathered
few

open air
petroglyph
granite
boulder

pre-historic

Visits: Martin, Vernier (2004): systematic
damaged
Comments on the condition: Damaged during the construction of the road and canal.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 6
surfaces 6
motifs 36
scenes 5

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 6
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 8
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 0
  • zoomorph: 22
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 1
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 1
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 2
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 1
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 0
  • medium: 0
  • dark: 21
  • very dark: 15
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 36
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 35
  • unknown: 1
    Direction
  • front view: 0
  • left: 0
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 15
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 21
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 6
  • silhouette: 26
  • combination: 0
  • unknown: 4
    Style
  • rectilinear: 1
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 0
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 0
  • rectotriangular: 1
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 34