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Photographs in 2001 Upper Tibet Antiquities Expedition (UTAE)

The pillar sanctuary. Ruined castle walls. The longest pillar and a companion standing stone installed in the entrance of a corral. Two lesser standing stones buttressing the entrance of a corral. Funerary structure FS1. The formation underlying the castle. The castle is visible on the summit and the Senggé Tsangpo (<i>seng ge gtsang po</i>) at the base of the hill. The site’s structures seen from the north. The remains of one of the castle buildings.
One of the site’s structures. The site, seen from the south. The cruciform pattern of the superficial funerary structures is visible. A coherent wall segment. The Gar (<i>sgar</i>) Valley from old Malhé (<i>ma lhas</i>) Village. Buddhist temple ruins, old Malhé (<i>ma lhas</i>) Village. Part of the old Malhé (<i>ma lhas</i>) Village dispersion. Ruined castle walls. The yüllha (<i>yul lha</i>) of old Malhé (<i>ma lhas</i>), Mé Pabong (<i>mes pha bong</i>).
A close-up of a formidably built outer wall. The northern edge of the castle. The cobble remains of the castle. The highly degraded structures of the castle. The ruined house of an old chieftain, Kharlung (<i>mkhar lung</i>). Ruined Buddhist chöten (<i>mchod rten</i>), old Kharlung (<i>mkhar lung</i>) Village. Cobble rubble and tiny coherent wall segments, old Kharlung (<i>mkhar lung</i>) Village. A portion of the old Kharlung (<i>mkhar lung</i>) Village dispersion.
The earthen tumulus of the site. Structural traces are embedded in this earthen tumulus. Residential structures abutting the encircling rampart. The summit structures. Note the prominent stone revetments. Excavated human bones. A close-up of a summit building. The Buddhist Shangtsé Khar (<i>shang rtse mkhar</i>). Long-abandoned residential caves situated at the foot of the formation. Note the defensive wall on the ledge above the caves. The Buddhist Shangtsé Khar (<i>shang rtse mkhar</i>) and the caves and monastic ruins below.

2001 Upper Tibet Antiquities Expedition (UTAE) in Topic


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