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Zone code: IND-LAD-TMK-Zo01
Tagmachik
unknown
Site on the right bank of the Indus, opposite the village of Takmachik upstream from the hamlet. Shortly before the bridge, before a mani wall cut in two by the new access road to the bridge.
none

bridge, mani stone wall, other, road, undetermined structure
bank, plateau, river
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Indus, an old track leading to Takmachik passes through the site, large mani wall, dry stone shelters. Modern bridge nearby | recent darchen | modern building.

scattered
scarce

open air
petroglyph
granite
slab

historic

Visits: Martin, Vernier (2004): systematic
Laurianne, Bruneau; Quentin, Devers; Martin, Vernier (2007): surveyed
damaged
Comments on the condition: In 2004 construction of a bridge and camp for seasonal workers. Construction site which led to the degradation of the engravings.

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 9
surfaces 10
motifs 52
scenes 4

Images

Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 7
  • architecture: 2
  • artefact: 2
  • indeterminate: 12
  • inscription: 4
  • other: 1
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 4
  • zoomorph: 20
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 2
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 0
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 2
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 0
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 0
  • medium: 37
  • dark: 10
  • very dark: 5
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 52
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 10
  • pre-historic: 0
  • unknown: 42
    Direction
  • front view: 0
  • left: 37
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 5
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 10
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 16
  • silhouette: 32
  • combination: 1
  • unknown: 3
    Style
  • rectilinear: 7
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 0
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 1
  • rectotriangular: 0
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 4
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 40