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Rock carvings at the Peninsula of Absheron were first discovered in 1963. The first
petroglyphs were found by archaeologist G.Aslanov as a result of archaeological
excavations in the areas of Shuvalan and Mardakan.
Images of various animals and hunting scenes found on the walls built of rock slabs
are performed in both the realistic and schematic manner. Separate stones with
carvings on them were also identified during the excavations. The overall number of
rock slabs with petroglyphs ranges around 100, whereas the rock carvings themselves
amount to 200.
In general, petroglyphs found on megalithic stones and rocks of the Peninsula of
Absheron date back to the late Bronze Age.
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Absheron
Rock art
A stone depicting human figures
Zira settlement
3-2
nd millennium BC
105
x20x90cm
200
kg