Comprehensive Survey of Rock Art in Upper Tibet: Volume I: Eastern Byang Thang

• Autore: Bellezza John Vincent
• Pubblicazione: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (712 pages) : illustrations
• Soggetto topico: Social sciences; Archaeology; Anthropology; Arts - History; Art, Prehistoric
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents Page -- List of Figures -- Figure 31. Locations of rock art in S1_L1 -- Figure 1. Gnam mtsho from the southeast side of the lake. Photograph was taken in the early morning during placid weather. -- Figure 2. A typical family of herders ('brog pa) on the Eastern Byang thang. This family belongs to the A pha hor tribe of Gnam mtsho. Photograph taken in the autumn of 1994. -- Figure 3. A view of Nam mkha'i do looking west from Ra ma do. The archaeological site is at the foot of the escarpment in the middle of the photograph. -- Figure 4. The cave of G.yang phug on the headland of Nam mkha'i do, Gnam mtsho, with debris of ancient structures in front. -- Figure 5. G.yang phug. Note the remains of its massive façade. -- Figure 6. The second largest cave at G.yang phug and outlying structural remains. -- Figure 7. The ruined mud brick chorten next to the second largest cave at G.yang phug. The religious identity of this monument is unclear. -- Figure 8. A substantial masonry structure at the base of Nam mkha'i do near G.yang phug. This construction may once have been part of a residential complex. -- Figure 9. The middle tumulus (foreground) and north tumulus at G.yang phug. -- Figure 10. The north side of Bra gu rta ra as viewed from the lower reaches of the ridge. -- Figure 11. Bra gu rta ra as seen from the west. -- Figure 12. Bra gu rta ra as seen from the east. -- Figure 13. The long north wall and west wall (background) of the large enclosure at Bra gu rta ra. -- Figure 14. An internal structure on the northeast side of the enclosure at Bra gu rta ra. -- Figure 15. The southwest portion of the large enclosure at Bra gu rta ra. The massive construction of the outer walls can be seen. ; Figure 16. The southeast corner of the large enclosure of Bra gu rta. The prayer-flag mast at the site is visible on the upper right side of the image. -- Figure 17. The central partition wall dividing the large enclosure into southern and northern halves. The south wall of the enclosure can be seen in the background and on the upper left of the photograph there are traces of other internal structures. -- Figure 18. The footings of two structures lying outside of the northeast side of the large enclosure at Bra gu rta ra. -- Figure 19. The wedge-shaped headland of Bkra-shis do (middle) as seen from an outlier of the Gnyan chen thang lha range. The smaller Bkra shis do chung formation is on the left and the Bkra shis do chen formation is on the right. In the background is the -- Figure 20. Bkra shis do as viewed from the tip of the headland of Do ring, on the opposite side of Gnam mtsho. Bkra shis do chen is the large formation on the left side of the photograph, while Bkra shis do chung is on the right. -- Figure 21. The view from the Bkra shis do bathing head. Beyond Gnam mtsho, the highest mountain seen in the snowy Transhimalayan range is Gnyan chen thang lha proper. -- Figure 22. One of the archaic cave shelters on the south side of Bkra shis do chung (S2) in the vicinity of S2_L12 to S2_L14. Note the remains of the façade at the bottom of the photograph and the masonry platform of unknown function on the right side of -- Figure 23. The remains of another cave shelter between S2_L12 and S2_L14 of Bkra shis do chung. This habitation was set more than 1 m below the surrounding ground level. Both an internal wall and part of the front wall of the ancient residence are visible. ; Figure 24. Another view of the front wall of the multi-roomed cliff shelter in Figure 23. Set deeply below the surrounding terrain, this wall appears to have been part of an anteroom adjoining the overhang at the base of the escarpment that formed the rea -- Figure 25. Now reduced to piles of rubble, a substantial residential structure built against the base of the formation appears to have once stood at the pictured location. This structure is situated between S2_L12 and S2_L14 of Bkra shis do chung. -- Figure 26. Although very little remains intact, these structural traces near the Bkra shis do chung feature called Sman bla pho brang suggest that a significant cave shelter once stood at this location. -- Figure 27. The red ochre pit mine at Bkra shis do chen (reddish patch in the middle of the photograph). -- Figure 28. The interior of the red ochre mine (gter kha) at Bkra shis do chen. -- Figure 29. The two pyramidal nooks and rib of limestone rock dividing them (S1_L1 to S1_L3). These matching parietal structures at Bkra shis do chen are full of red ochre pictographs. -- Figure 30. The West Pyramidal Nook (S1_L1). The image has been digitally enhanced to increase the definition of the individual pictographs. -- Figure 32. The margin between the pyramidal nooks (S1_L2). -- Figure 33. Pyramidal Nook East (S1_L3). The image has been digitally enhanced to increase the definition of the individual pictographs. -- Figure 34. Locations of rock art in S1_L3. -- Figure 35. Sangs rgyas yar byon phug (S1_L4). -- Figure 36. The cleft southeast of Sangs rgyas yar byon phug (S1-L5). -- Figure 37. The twin caves (S1_L6 and S1_L7). -- Figure 38. Twin Cave West (S1_L6). -- Figure 39. Locations of rock art in S1_L7. -- Figure 40. S1_L7_C8 (left), S1_L7_C9 (centre left) and a Tibetan letter A written in an archaic script (centre right). ; Figure 41. An unnamed recess in the Bkra shis do chen formation (S1_L8). -- Figure 42. The outcrop containing Brag phying gur phug (S1_L9 to S1_L11) as seen from the east. -- Figure 43. Brag phying gur phug West (S1_L9) on the right side of the image and Brag phying gur phug East (S1_L11) on the left side, with S1_L10 in the centre. -- Figure 44. Brag phying gur phug West (S1_L9). The image has been digitally enhanced to increase the definition of the individual pictographs. -- Figure 45. Locations of rock art on the right wall of S1_L9. -- Figure 46. Locations of rock art on the left wall of S1_L9. -- Figure 47. Composition S1_L9_C41 (upper left), S1_L9_C42, S1 (upper middle), S1_L9_C43 (lower middle), and surrounding enigmatic figures. -- Figure 48. The central rib of Brag phying gur phug (S1_L10). This narrow band of limestone rock partitions the two chambers of Brag phying gur phug. In this digitally enhanced image, compositions S1_L10_C1 to S1_L10_C10 are visible. Although these pictogr -- Figure 49. Ideogram-like characters situated below S1_L10_C8c. The pigment qualities, technique of application, and wear characteristics of the figures match the proximate birds and vegetation of S1_L10. They therefore appear to belong to the same cultura -- Figure 50. The left wall of S1_L9 (right), S1_L10 (middle right) and right wall of S1_L11 (left). -- Figure 51. Locations of rock art in S1_L11. -- Figure 52. The outer right wall of S1_L11. The image has been digitally enhanced to increase the definition of the individual pictographs. -- Figure 53. The inner left wall of S1_L11. -- Figure 54. The stand of dwarf willow concealing S1_L12. -- Figure 55. The rock art in the rear of S1_L12. ; Figure 56. An outer section of S1_L12. S1_L12_C7 is visible near the top of the photograph on the middle-left side. Across the entire image, red ochre blotches, as well as linear pictographs belonging to the Late Historic period, can be seen. -- Figure 57. Twin Niche West (S1_L13). -- Figure 58. Locations of rock art in S1_L13. -- Figure 59. Twin Niche East (S1_L14). -- Figure 60. The view east from Brag dkar. The snowy Gnyan chen thang lha range in the background includes the lofty and sacred peaks of Bsam gtan khang bzang and Lha rgod snying khrom. -- Figure 61. Locations of rock art on Brag dkar Escarpment (S1_L15). -- Figure 62. The panel hosting subjects S1_L15_C3 (far right, in the central part of the image) to S1_L15_C14 (far left, in the lower part of the image). The anthropomorph on the upper left side of the image is S1_L15_C11. S1_L15_C4 and S1_L15_C5 can be see -- Figure 63. There is a set of much smaller figures next to and superimposed on S1_L17_C3b that may also be symbolic in nature or representative of a system of writing (NIS). The figures have a maximum height of 2.5 cm. They are comparable with unidentified -- Figure 64. Compositions S1_L17_C11 (bottom), S1_L17_C15 (lower left), S1_L17_C16 (middle right), S1_L17_C17 (upper middle) and S1_L17_C18 (upper left). This image has been digitally enhanced to increase the clarity of the pictographs. -- Figure 65. Compositions S1_L17_C21 (lower right), S1_L17_C22 (upper right), S1_L17_C23 (upper left) and S1_L17_C24 (upper far left side of image) are visible in the photo. This image has been digitally enhanced to increase the clarity of the pictographs. ; Figure 66. Compositions S1_L17_C25 (upper right side), S1_L17_C26 (middle), S1_L17_C27 (right and centre), S1_L17_C28 (lower right), and S1_L17_C26 (lower left). The image has been digitally enhanced to increase the definition of the pictographs.
• Sommario/riassunto: Focusing on the eastern part of the region, this is the first in a series of five volumes that comprehensively document rock art in Upper Tibet. It examines a panoply of graphic evidence found on stone surfaces, supplying an unprecedented view of the long-term development of culture and religion on a large swathe of the Tibetan Plateau. The pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (rock carvings),host sites, and descriptions and analyses presented are the direct result of intensive fieldwork conducted by the author in Upper Tibet between 1995 and 2016. Information on rock art production techniques, subject identification, thematic class, mode of presentation, physical condition, estimated age, and relative location are supplied for each piece of rock art. In addition to the datasets, the book offers rock art site descriptions and assesses the cultural, religious and artistic development of these locations.
• Titolo autorizzato: Comprehensive Survey of Rock Art in Upper Tibet: Volume I: Eastern Byang Thang
• ISBN: 9781803275048; 1803275049
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910753382303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II