Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Skardu
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 5th-8th Century CE
Description: The site is situated on the right bank of the rivulet. Sermik village is located about six km from Humayun Bridge and about four km short of Mehdiabad on Skardu- Olding metaled road. The rock shelter is approached through an un-metaled road above Sermik nala about 2 km above Hydal station. The rock shelter is locally called Khraghrbis which preserved painted arrow heads with a hunting scene, leopards shown hunting ibexes. Here also found inscriptions in Tibetan character. Site belongs to multiple periods, probably from Early Iron Age to Buddhist.
Latitude: 35.171100000
Longitude: 75.874650000
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.
