Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Skardu
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 8th - 10th Century CE
Description: This site is lying between the River Indus and the village of Thorgu Payeen before reaching the Shiger road. The place is locally called Gelta. Here we found more than 200 rock carvings on 29 stones/boulders, mainly animal figures, human figures, riders, stupa and two inscriptions. In animal figures a large number of ibexes were carved. In other figures wolf, snow leopard, a yak, goats, and a large number of ibexes are carved recently by the inhabitants which over lapping the earlier carvings. Mostly the ibexes are carved in groups. A lamb is noticed with long legs made by pecking. In another composition a hunter is shown whose legs are planted apart and whose both hands are spread aside on his shoulders level, caught shield in left hand and a bow and arrow head in right hand. Stone No.1 has a large number ibexes, human figures and other animal figures. On the same stone 307 carvings are recorded. Stone number 16 bearing a beautiful stupa in Tibetan style, latterly added a spouted outlet and a handle and seem to be an Aftaba/ Samavar. Besides images of mountain goats and other carvings are well preserved. Due to environmental changes and human intervention the historic value of Stone No.1 is in endangered.
Latitude: 35.305725750
Longitude: 75.741882889
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.
