Zone 02 Murgi
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Zone information
Zone code: IND-NUB-MUT-Zo02
Murgi
unknown
Located at the bottom of the site, on the former rock face of the cone.
none
delimited ground space, landmark
cone, ravine, rock shelter
Comments on the environment: heap of stones
gathered
most
open air
petroglyph
granite
boulder
Visits: Laurianne, Bruneau (2006): surveyed
Laurianne, Bruneau; Quentin Devers; Martin, Vernier (2007): systematic
Mission Archéologique Franco-Indienne au Ladakh_MAFIL; Laurianne, Bruneau; Simadri Bihari, Ota; Martin, Vernier; Debashish, Mitra; Claire, Gaillard; Hubert, Forestier; Quentin, Devers; Sébastien, Monnier; Rajesh, Kumar (2013): surveyed
threatened
Comments on the condition: Apart from a few broken or re-engraved rocks at the edge of the track, the site is in good condition but threatened by future river diversion works. Transformed into a religious area by the villagers in 2017, claimed to be inaccessible.
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Comments on the environment: heap of stones
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Visits: Laurianne, Bruneau (2006): surveyed
Laurianne, Bruneau; Quentin Devers; Martin, Vernier (2007): systematic
Mission Archéologique Franco-Indienne au Ladakh_MAFIL; Laurianne, Bruneau; Simadri Bihari, Ota; Martin, Vernier; Debashish, Mitra; Claire, Gaillard; Hubert, Forestier; Quentin, Devers; Sébastien, Monnier; Rajesh, Kumar (2013): surveyed
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Comments on the condition: Apart from a few broken or re-engraved rocks at the edge of the track, the site is in good condition but threatened by future river diversion works. Transformed into a religious area by the villagers in 2017, claimed to be inaccessible.
Statistics of the zone
| item | # |
|---|---|
| rocks | 529 |
| surfaces | 590 |
| motifs | 1699 |
| scenes | 185 |
Images
Rocks
Motif statistics
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Category and identification
- anthropomorph: 379
- architecture: 11
- artefact: 2
- indeterminate: 158
- inscription: 2
- other: 8
- plant: 0
- sign: 61
- zoomorph: 1078
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Scene description
- battle: 4
- ceremonial: 0
- confrontation: 2
- domestication: 14
- duel: 4
- hunt: 82
- image and text: 0
- inter-species group: 3
- intra-species group: 15
- mating: 3
- none: 0
- other: 25
- pair: 15
- predation: 13
- religious: 0
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Patina
- fresh: 4
- clear: 139
- medium: 375
- dark: 870
- very dark: 311
- unknown: 0
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Production technique
- abraded: 4
- combination: 6
- hammered: 1147
- incised: 0
- painted: 0
- pecked: 542
- unknown: 0
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Period
- contemporary: 25
- historic: 28
- pre-historic: 932
- unknown: 714
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Direction
- front view: 139
- left: 375
- right: 0
- reading sense: 311
- aerial: 4
- none: 870
- unknown: 0
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Drawing
- contour: 145
- silhouette: 1495
- combination: 47
- unknown: 12
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Style
- rectilinear: 90
- curvilinear: 50
- parallel: 4
- rectoparallel: 0
- rectangular: 73
- rectotriangular: 35
- triangular: 34
- bitriangular: 14
- Eurasian animal style: 0
- other: 12
- non specific: 1387