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Ishal Das

Gilgit-BaltistanRock ArtProtected
It is also called Lal Banda and it is situated about 6 km east of Ishal on a smooth slope on the right bank of the Indus scattered with boulders having petroglyphs. Here 101 rock carvings on 13 stones are found. A huge cluster of 44 prehistoric engravings covers a rocky ridge showing animals as the markhor and other caprine, hunting scenes as well as human figures with spread arms and hand impressions.
Record ID
8293
Province / territory
Gilgit-Baltistan
District
Diamir
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Rock Art
Period
Pre Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
35.53472, 73.73571 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Arif, Muhammad.. (2017). Archaeological Survey of Gilgit-Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation. Unpublished.

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