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Photographs in 2001 Upper Tibet Antiquities Expedition (UTAE)

The remains of a funerary superstructure composed of slabs, Tara Monastery (<i>rta ra dgon</i>). A parallel slab wall fragment at Tara Monastery (<i>rta ra dgon pa</i>). This is the remains of a funerary superstructure. Red ochre inscription and symbols of the lower site. The large cave façade of the lower site. The largely intact southwest room. The five sided edifice of this all stoned corbelled residential site. Note the cavity (lavatory pit?) at the base of the structure and the counterbalanced roofing members protruding from the upper wall. The five sided edifice of this all stoned corbelled residential site. The five sided edifice of this all stoned corbelled residential site.
The five sided edifice of this all stoned corbelled residential site. The lower dokhang (<i>rdo khang</i>). In situ corbels of the lower dokhang (<i>rdo khang</i>). In situ corbels of the middle dokhang (<i>rdo khang</i>). The site’s middle dokhang (<i>rdo khang</i>). The rear wall of the middle dokhang (<i>rdo khang</i>). Another view of the site. Another view of the site.
The site’s pillars. The largest pillar and neighboring specimens. The north complex. Note the uprooted stelae in the foreground. The tallest pillar of the south complex. A close-up of a few pillars in the north complex. The pillars of the north complex. The pillars of the north complex. A portion of Kyangbum Dzong (<i>rkyang bum rdzong</i>).
Part of the long rampart of the east formation. A rampart segment and the superior level area of the west formation. Rampart fragments of the west formation. The west and east formations. Ramparts are visible on both formations. Defensive works of the west formation. Stone and rammed-earth buildings. An all-stone corbelled lower story with an intact entranceway. The tall stone and rammed-earth walls.

2001 Upper Tibet Antiquities Expedition (UTAE) in Topic


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