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Zone code: IND-ZAN-TNZ-Zo01
Tanze
unknown
The petroglyphs are spread out over a few hundred metres along the plateau as you leave the village of Tanze in the direction of Table, in the upper Lungnak valley. First rocks are around the stupas at the exit of the village.
none

mani stone wall, stupa structure, trail, village
plain, plateau
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Kargiak.

scattered
scarce

open air
petroglyph
other
boulder

pre-historic

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

Statistics of the zone

item #
rocks 7
surfaces 7
motifs 23
scenes 3

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Rocks

Motif statistics

    Category and identification
  • anthropomorph: 3
  • architecture: 0
  • artefact: 0
  • indeterminate: 3
  • inscription: 0
  • other: 0
  • plant: 0
  • sign: 1
  • zoomorph: 16
    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: 1
  • none: 0
  • other: 1
  • pair: 0
  • predation: 0
  • religious: 0
    Patina
  • fresh: 0
  • clear: 1
  • medium: 2
  • dark: 6
  • very dark: 14
  • unknown: 0
    Production technique
  • abraded: 0
  • combination: 0
  • hammered: 23
  • incised: 0
  • painted: 0
  • pecked: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Period
  • contemporary: 0
  • historic: 0
  • pre-historic: 0
  • unknown: 23
    Direction
  • front view: 1
  • left: 2
  • right: 0
  • reading sense: 14
  • aerial: 0
  • none: 6
  • unknown: 0
    Drawing
  • contour: 1
  • silhouette: 22
  • combination: 0
  • unknown: 0
    Style
  • rectilinear: 3
  • curvilinear: 0
  • parallel: 0
  • rectoparallel: 0
  • rectangular: 1
  • rectotriangular: 0
  • triangular: 0
  • bitriangular: 0
  • Eurasian animal style: 0
  • other: 0
  • non specific: 19