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Zone code: IND-ZAN-CHK-Zo01
Choukyil
unknown
The site is located at the foot of the cliff to the east of the first houses in Chimiling coming from Tungri. The site is about 200m from the road that runs along the river.
Chou=eau/kyil=circle

canal, cultivated area, fortified structure
plateau, slope
Comments on the environment: On the edge of a marshy meadow, between Chimiling and the old Tungri fort.

gathered
few

open air
petroglyph
other
boulder

historic

Visits: Martin, Vernier (2004): systematic
good
Comments on the condition: none

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 3
surfaces 4
motifs 22
scenes 1

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 3
  • architecture: 2
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 4
  • inscription: 1
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 0
  • zoomorph: 12
    Scene description
  • battle: 0
  • ceremonial: 0
  • confrontation: 0
  • domestication: 0
  • duel: 0
  • hunt: 1
  • image and text: 0
  • inter-species group: 0
  • intra-species group: 0
  • mating: 0
  • none: 0
  • other: 0
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 0
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 0
  • medium: 0
  • dark: 18
  • very dark: 4
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 22
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 3
  • pre-historic: 0
  • unknown: 19
    Direction
  • front view: 0
  • left: 0
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 4
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 18
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 6
  • silhouette: 15
  • combination: 0
  • unknown: 1
    Style
  • rectilinear: 0
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 2
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 0
  • rectotriangular: 0
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 20