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Zone code: IND-LAD-STZ-Zo01
Stakna Zampa
unknown
Site on the bank of the Indus, spread out on either side of the road before taking the bridge to Stakna.
none

bridge, canal, fortified structure, other, road, trail, trash
bank, plateau, river
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Indus, at the foot of the ancient Suramati Palace. Canal | modern bridge | electric line. From Stakna up the Nang and over the Kildirma Pass (4750m) it is possible to join the Shakti-Shyok route. .

gathered
medium

open air
petroglyph
other
boulder slab wall

pre-historic

Visits: Martin, Vernier (2003): systematic
Laurianne, Bruneau (2006): systematic
Laurianne, Bruneau (2011): systematic
Martin, Vernier (2011): surveyed
Martin, Vernier (2012): surveyed
Martin, Vernier (2013): surveyed
Martin, Vernier (2017): surveyed
damaged
Comments on the condition: Site damaged by the construction of the bridge and the canal which pass in the middle of the engraved rocks.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 33
surfaces 33
motifs 162
scenes 11

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 9
  • architecture: 9
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 29
  • inscription: 7
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 2
  • zoomorph: 106
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 2
  • domestication: 1
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 4
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 1
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 1
  • pair: 1
  • predation: 1
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 1
  • clear: 5
  • medium: 14
  • dark: 63
  • very dark: 79
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 162
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 1
  • historic: 15
  • pre-historic: 23
  • unknown: 123
    Direction
  • front view: 5
  • left: 14
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 79
  • aerial: 1
  • none: 63
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 54
  • silhouette: 85
  • combination: 1
  • unknown: 22
    Style
  • rectilinear: 11
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 7
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 1
  • rectotriangular: 6
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 12
  • Eurasian animal style: 4
  • other: 1
  • non specific: 120