Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Mirpur
Period: Pre Historic
Relative Chronology: 3rd millennium BCE
Description: The sand-stone boulder appears to be a rock shelter apparently, broken into two parts; the upper part of boulder depicts zoomorphic, anthropomorphic, giant or human demonic figures along with geometrical depictions. Anthropomorphic carvings include a female in dancing pose on the northern edge of the boulder and two mounted horsemen along with a goat and a circle in solar round shape. Two horizontal structures are also found on the rock surface. Cup marks twelve in number in varying sizes are also seen. Similar rock art has been recorded in Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh and the Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh. The rock carvings are largely defaced making it difficult to read or even recognize many motifs. The site is dated from 3rd to 1st millennium BCE.
Latitude: 34.144305556
Longitude: 73.857000000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Survey and Documentation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Northern Areas of Pakistan
Published In: Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, QAU, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Muhammad Ashraf et.al
