While the region is famed for petroglyphs (rock engravings), new finds are being made in the hidden and rarely-visited Saldyar valley, close to the fast-flowing Katun River.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Siberian Rock Art
Archaeologists
in Siberia have begun uncovering an extraordinary alfresco gallery of
prehistoric art high in the 4,506-metre tall Altai Mountains.
While the region is famed for petroglyphs (rock engravings), new finds are being made in the hidden and rarely-visited Saldyar valley, close to the fast-flowing Katun River.
Here
beneath the densely-wooded slopes they are discovering remarkable rock
pictures dating back 5,000 years, close to Russia's border with China
and Mongolia.
While the region is famed for petroglyphs (rock engravings), new finds are being made in the hidden and rarely-visited Saldyar valley, close to the fast-flowing Katun River.
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