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Zone code: IND-LAD-SAN-Zo01
Sanjak
unknown
The first engraved rocks are shortly after the bridge to the village of Sanjak. The rocks are scattered around kilometre marker 55. From the rock 5 we can see the site of Tilichang.
none

bridge, other, road
bank, river, slope
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Indus. Village of Sanjak on the opposite bank. Boulders between the road (below) and the Indus. Modern bridge nearby. Informative boards

scattered
few

open air
petroglyph
granite
slab

unknown

Visits: Laurianne, Bruneau (2006): systematic
Laurianne, Bruneau; Quentin, Devers; Martin, Vernier (2007): surveyed
good
Comments on the condition: Probable destruction of engravedrocks during road construction.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 5
surfaces 8
motifs 30
scenes 3

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 3
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 0
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 1
  • zoomorph: 26
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 0
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 1
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 1
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 1
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 6
  • medium: 18
  • dark: 6
  • very dark: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 30
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 2
  • unknown: 28
    Direction
  • front view: 6
  • left: 18
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 0
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 6
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 0
  • silhouette: 30
  • combination: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Style
  • rectilinear: 0
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 0
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 0
  • rectotriangular: 0
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 30