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Photographs in 2002 High Tibet Circle Expedition (HTCE)

The forward wall of the large edifice in the lower complex. Residential structure RS2, the best preserved structure at the site. A portion of the L-shaped edifice in the north sector of the upper complex. North sector and east sector structures of the upper complex. South sector remains of the upper complex, Chia Khar (<i>phi’a mkhar</i>). A portion of the large edifice of the lower complex. The hilltop (center right), with structural remains. A revetment fragment on the ridgeline.
Revetments overlaying the hilltop. Structural traces at the site. The ruins of a retreat house on the formation’s summit. Structural traces on ridgeline. The Dorjé Chenmo (<i>rdo rje chen mo</i>) pinnacle. The east enclosure. The west enclosure. The east enclosure. Note the depressions in the ground within the walls.
The west enclosure (?). The south sector of the castle. North sector structures of the castle. The forward wall of the castle’s south sector edifice. A herringbone course of masonry in the castle structure. Funerary structure FS3. Funerary structure FS3. Funerary structure FS4.
Funerary structure FS10. The central chamber of funerary structure FS7. Note the in situ long slab on the right side of the image, which partly caps the central chamber. The forward portion of the castle. The south slab-wall structure (Site 2). The lone pillar (Site 3). The pillars erected inside an enclosure (Site 4). Note the double-course slab wall forming the west side of the enclosure. The appended edifice (Site 1). Note the tiny coherent wall fragment. The array of pillars from the appended edifice (Site 1). As can be seen, all the pillars in the western portion of the array have disappeared.

2002 High Tibet Circle Expedition (HTCE) in Topic


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