NEW ROCK PAINTINGS OF NURATA MOUNTAIN

Authors

  • Kholmatov Azbiddin Doctor of philosophy (PhD), National Archaeological Center of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan, Samarkand
  • Hoshimov Hikmatillo Doctor of philosophy (PhD), National Archaeological Center of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan, Samarkand

Keywords:

Uzbekistan, rock art, Beklarsoy, Kizkurgan (kurgan of girls), mountain goat, camel

Abstract

Given article devoted to the research of new monument of rock paintings in the territory of the Nurata mountains. Chronologically these petroglifs belong to different stages of ancient history (from the silver age to nowadays). Among rock paintings of Beklarsoy not only many personages of people, different wild and domestic animals, but also a lot of different geometrical signs can be seen. The remarkable thing is that some rock paintings also made with ochre were found among Beklarsoy pictures

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Published

2021-11-26

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