An archaeological survey of the Nubra Region (Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India)

  • Devers Q
  • Bruneau L
  • Vernier M
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La Nubra est la région la plus septentrionale du Ladakh (état de Jammu et Cachemire, Inde). Bien que des prospections archéologiques y aient été menées de manière épisodique depuis les années 1990 aucune étude d’ensemble n’a été proposée. Cet article vise à combler ce manque et présente les résultats de prospections approfondies conduites par les auteurs. Six campagnes, menées entre 2006 et 2014, ont mis au jour une soixantaine de sites, pour la plupart précédemment inconnus. Parmi les vestiges répertoriés se trouvent non seulement des sites funéraires protohistoriques, un vaste et riche site d’art rupestre attribuable à l’Âge du Bronze, des bas-reliefs et ruines de monuments bouddhiques mais aussi des vestiges fortifiés révélant des liens forts avec l’Asie Centrale.The Nubra region discussed in this paper is the northernmost of Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir, India). Although some archaeological surveys have been conducted in the region since the 1990s no comprehensive account has yet been attempted : it is the aim of this paper to do so. The work presented here is the result of extensive surveys conducted by the authors between 2006 and 2014 (six campaigns), which revealed sixty-six valuable sites, many previously unreported. They bring to light, among others, long searched Protohistorical funerary sites, the largest and richest Bronze Age rock art site of Ladakh, several ancient Buddhist carvings and ruined monuments as well as new evidence of architectural contacts with Central Asia.

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Devers, Q., Bruneau, L., & Vernier, M. (2015). An archaeological survey of the Nubra Region (Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India). Études Mongoles et Sibériennes, Centrasiatiques et Tibétaines, 46. https://doi.org/10.4000/emscat.2647

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