Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan
China DailyAn image from the Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly depicts a bull and a human figure. Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly Located among the vast and arid mountains of the Tanbaly canyon is a remarkable concentration of about 5,000 petroglyphs dating from 1500 BC to 1900 AD, most of which belong to the Bronze Age. The five most important display about 3,000 images, such as solar deities, zoomorphic beings dressed in fur, religious rituals, and a wide range of animals. The dense and coherent group of petroglyphs, with sacred images, altars and rituals, together with their associated settlements and burial sites, provide a substantial testimony to animal husbandry at the time as well as the social organization and rituals of pastoral peoples of the central Asian steppes from the Bronze Age to the present day, giving this UNESCO-recognized site an outstanding historical value. The paintings discovered on the cliffs in Guangxi and the carvings on the rocks in Tanbaly, share a long, common creation period, and serve as a crucial testimony to the lives and beliefs of the people who lived there in ancient times.
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Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan
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Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan
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Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan
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Rock paintings tell ancient stories of China, Kazakhstan
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