Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Skardu
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 5th-8th Century CE
Description: The site is situated between Skardu-Khaplu Road and the River Indus. At this site we found 456 carvings on 22 stone. Among the carvings, ibexes, human figures, long Brahmi Inscription, wheel, monuments, tree, stupa, bell shape object, etc., are carved. The big boulder in the center of the terrace bearing more than 100 carvings has some new carvings made by the inhabitant which over lapping the earlier ones. This site is associated with multiple periods.
Latitude: 35.307417000
Longitude: 75.738950000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Pak-German Archaeological Mission to the Northern Areas of the Heidelberg Academy for the Humanities and Sciences
Published In: Miscellaneous
Year of Publication: Miscellaneous
Bibliography/Reference: Hauptmann, H.