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Zone code: IND-LAD-SKA-Zo01
Skamur
unknown
Site named after the village on the opposite bank, although not visible. Zone between the sites of Kaltze and Sta nang sga. Engraved rocks are below the road towards the river.
none

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

scattered
few

open air
petroglyph
granite
boulder

pre-historic

Visits: Laurianne, Bruneau (2006): systematic
damaged
Comments on the condition: Roadside rocks, one of which is broken.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 4
surfaces 9
motifs 51
scenes 10

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 18
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 5
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 1
  • zoomorph: 27
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 3
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 1
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 2
  • pair: 2
  • predation: 1
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 4
  • medium: 37
  • dark: 10
  • very dark: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 51
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 23
  • unknown: 28
    Direction
  • front view: 4
  • left: 37
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 0
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 10
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 0
  • silhouette: 51
  • 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: 51