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Zone code: IND-LAD-SKT-Zo01
Shoksti
Choksti
Zone about 3 kilmometres upstream of the Choksti road bridge on the right bank of the Zanskar.
none

road
bank, plateau, river
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Zanskar. Cave on the opposite bank. Large rocky bar, desert/wilderness environment.

gathered
scarce

open air
petroglyph
granite
slab

unknown

Visits: Martin, Vernier (2003): systematic
damaged
Comments on the condition: Damaged area: graffiti, broken patina.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 6
surfaces 6
motifs 10
scenes 1

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 1
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 3
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 1
  • zoomorph: 5
    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: 0
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 1
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 0
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 0
  • medium: 0
  • dark: 10
  • very dark: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 10
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 0
  • unknown: 10
    Direction
  • front view: 0
  • left: 0
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 0
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 10
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 2
  • silhouette: 6
  • combination: 2
  • unknown: 0
    Style
  • rectilinear: 1
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 0
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 1
  • rectotriangular: 2
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 6