The discovery of traces Altai Elangash rock carvings
The discovery of traces
Altai Elangash rock carvings
Rock art sites glacier-eroded valleys and unique geological structures contribute to an understanding of prehistoric societies in North Asia from the 7th to 8th centuries AD the Scythian period and the late Turkic period The Altai Mountains in Mongolia the oldest of the Altai Mountains represent the development of Mongolian culture dating from 11,000 to 6,000 BC. Numerous burials have been found at three archaeological sites. The earliest carvings suggest a transition to a nomadic horse-riding lifestyle and the area was once partly forested and valley-dwelling by hunter-gatherers with large game.
Elangash rock carvings / image : gorno-altaisk.info
Three-meter rock carvings in Altai Rock paintings made of deep red in the Turachak region. The rock paintings in Turachak and Komdosh Bom area along the road to Inegen settlement in Onguday region are considered the most significant in size The Altai Mountains in Mongolia are renowned for their unusual rock formations glacier-filled valleys and glacial glaciers remnants of glacial activity The patterned soil formed by permafrost and freeze-thaw cycles depicts stories of animals and human civilization The Khantaishir Mountains formed by the rotation and erosion of gravel tell the story of the Altai Mountains' uplift including Lake Kanas.
Impressive granite boulders resembling mythological sculptures and icons The region has experienced periods of extension and compression resulting in the formation of a wide variety of rock types and structures Erosion as well as volcanic activity has resulted in the formation of metamorphic sediments granites and myxmatites throughout the region as have Paleozoic rocks pebbles sandstones mudstones and limestones as well as volcanic rocks and granitic intrusions The geological nature of volcanism and erosion along with periods of extension and compression has resulted in the formation of a wide variety of rock types and structures
Elangash rock carvings / image : new.ras.ru
These rock paintings are estimated to be more than 2.5 thousand years old The petroglyphs are located on kilometers of glacially polished rocks and boulders marking a new discovery of ancient sculptures The petroglyphs will be entered into a single state register They are being studied by experts from the Altai Republic's Office of Cultural and Historical Heritage The rock paintings feature deer people and, presumably tigers Thousands of petroglyphs date back to different periods of settlement in the Altai Mountains.
