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Zone code: IND-NUB-MUT-Zo01
Murgi
Murgi Nala; Murginallah; Rzanag
Longitude: 77.522182
Latitude: 34.768595
Altitude: 3224 [m.a.s.l.]
Located at the bottom of the site, on the former rock face of the cone.
Place known as Rzanag by the villagers of Murgi (literally 'concentration of black rocks'). The villagers are unaware of the existence of the petroglyphs, but according to a legend, it is a ghost village.

none
cone, river, torrent
Comments on the environment: Right bank of the Nubra at about 200 m. The bottom of the site is steeply sloping, the top of the site is a plateau bordered by natural scree, with a fault separating the site in two parts. The site is located in the alluvial cone of the Murgi torrent, whose course is subject to strong variations. Clearance of visible st?paces in several places, a rectangular structure formed of flat slabs between zone 1 and 2. To the south remains of a fortress. Isolated by dry riverbeds.

gathered
medium

open air
petroglyph
granite
boulder

historic, pre-historic

Visits: Laurianne, Bruneau (2006): surveyed
Laurianne, Bruneau; Quentin Devers; Martin, Vernier (2007): systematic
Mission Archéologique Franco-Indienne au Ladakh_MAFIL; Laurianne, Bruneau; Simadri Bihari, Ota; Martin, Vernier; Debashish, Mitra; Claire, Gaillard; Hubert, Forestier; Quentin, Devers; Sébastien, Monnier; Rajesh, Kumar (2013): surveyed
good
Comments on the condition: none