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Zone code: IND-LAD-YZN-Zo01
Yaru Zampa
unknown
Engraved rocks below the road, between the road and the river.
none

bridge, fortified structure, mani stone wall, other, road, trail
bank, river, slope
Comments on the environment: Left bank of the river Zanskar. Piles of an ancient bridge are clearly visible on both banks: at the site and opposite. Opposite, a path from the bridge (collapsed bridge), with visible stone supports, leads to the ruins of a tower on a spur overlooking the site.

gathered
medium

open air
petroglyph
granite
slab

historic, pre-historic

Visits: Laurianne, Bruneau; Quentin, Devers; Martin, Vernier (2007): surveyed
exploited
Comments on the condition: In 2007 when we visited, bihari workers building the road used the site as a toilet but also threw broken rocks over it.

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