As a result of long-term research and excavations, scientists have discovered unique petroglyphs on rocks on the territory of the Ongudai region of Gorny Altai. This was reported by official representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Altai Republic.
Scientists have discovered the largest petroglyphs in Altai
In Altai, not far from the settlement of Maly Yaloman, experts have found ancient rock paintings, which are also called petroglyphs. At the same time, the dimensions of these images significantly exceeded those finds that were excavated by archaeologists earlier in this area. It is reported that the unique drawings were on the walls in one of the large rocks.
According to the information of scientists who began to decipher the ancient messages, the found rock paintings personified people, deer, which were hunted, and tigers, which the ancestors of modern man were wary of. The largest petroglyph turned out to be a drawing measuring three meters, while its age is approximately two and a half thousand years.
It is reported that, judging by the style of execution, such cave paintings, judging by the style, were applied with coal and cutting tools for hunting. Until now, the most significant in size were considered rock paintings, which were applied with red ocher in the Turachak region and on the territory of Komdosh Bom, which is not far from the village of Inegen, Ongudai region. In the Altai Territory, the most famous scientist who is engaged in the discovery and study of petroglyphs is the art critic Evgeny Matochkin.
Svetlana Slavyanskaya