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Photographs in 2002 High Tibet Circle Expedition (HTCE)

One of the circular structures in the west sector. The main structures of the west sector. The line of four main structures of the west sector. A portion of the main wall of the south sector. The terrace and main wall of the south sector. Residential structures of the east sector. An assistant with measurement tape in hand walking along the terrace created by the retaining wall of the north sector. A portion of the shrine complex in the main village.
The remains of a structure with coherent wall segments overlooking the upper Sherang (<i>she rang</i>) Valley. Surveying the site. The foundations of a structure. Freestanding wall fragments in the main village. Large enclosure near the main village. The rock formation, with castle ruins on the summit. The north-facing entranceway to the castle. The ruined hulk.
Prominent structures of the summit stronghold. Ruined edifices on the summit. A rocky dispersion composed of terraces and walls of the ancient village. The Derok Tsangpo (<i>sde rog gtsang po</i>) is visible in the upper left-hand corner of the image. The summit stronghold. Sub-flooring in a ruined building of the castle. The relatively well-preserved perimeter wall of an upper bench structure. Structural remains at the site. Note the demarcation between older and more recently abandoned agricultural lands in the upper part of the image. Prominent freestanding wall fragments. More recently abandoned fields occupy the upper left side of the image.
The entranceway between the lower and upper tiers of the upper complex. Structures of the upper complex. Ruined structures at the site. Abandoned agricultural fields spread out below the site in the Dechö (<i>sde chos</i>) Valley. Ruined structures at the site. A standing wall and structural rubble in the lower complex. Structures of the summit castle. A wall fragment clinging to the formation in the lower complex. A small portion of the northwest sector of the ancient village and the castle.

2002 High Tibet Circle Expedition (HTCE) in Topic


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