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Photographs in 2001 Upper Tibet Antiquities Expedition (UTAE)

Structures on the very summit of the upper complex. A fragment of the defensive wall that ringed the site. The summit from the stone and rammed-earth structure located on the eastern extremity of the site. The adobe and rammed earth castle. Note the circumvallating terrace below the summit. The stone and rammed-earth structure on the east side. The site’s long summit. Slab wall enclosure remnants. Slab wall enclosure remnants.
Slab wall enclosure remnants. A close-up of chöten (<i>mchod rten</i>) at Yama Chöten (<i>g.ya’ ma mchod rten</i>). Some of the many stone chöten (<i>mchod rten</i>) at Yama Chöten (<i>g.ya’ ma mchod rten</i>). The scant remains of residential structure RS7, Nyenpori Dzong (<i>gnyan po ri rdzong</i>). The window in the rear central room of residential structure RS6, Nyenpori Dzong (<i>gnyan po ri rdzong</i>). The forward wall of residential structure RS1, Nyenpori Dzong (<i>gnyan po ri rdzong</i>). The east-facing entranceway in residential structure RS1, Nyenpori Dzong (<i>gnyan po ri rdzong</i>). Note the stone steps leading up to the entranceway. Residential structure RS3, Nyenpori Dzong (<i>gnyan po ri rdzong</i>).
The interior of Rechen Puk (<i>ras chen phug</i>). The pillar beside traces of the south wall of the inner enclosure. A close-up view of the two pillars near the west wall of the inner enclosure. The site’s poorly preserved remains. The site’s pillars. Standing stones of the east row. Detail of one of the tallest pillars in the east row. The fortress site.
Pillars of the east row in the late afternoon sunlight. Pillars of the west row. The west row of pillars. A stone roof assembly in one of the rooms. The structure’s niches and stone roofing. The exterior of the residential structure. The exterior of the residential structure. The exterior of the residential structure.

2001 Upper Tibet Antiquities Expedition (UTAE) in Topic


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