Cholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44
Cholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44 North Annex · Cholpon-Ata Site
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Multi-period rock art·🇰🇬 Issyk-Kul, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
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About Cholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44
Cholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44 in Issyk-Kul, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal panel 12 m long × 3 m high and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 42.6440N 77.0830E controls access to Issyk-Kul resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey rock art for Issyk-Kul, Cholpon-Ata, illustrating Multi-period rock art construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Meaning of iconographic motifs
- 02Dating of superimposed phases
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period rock art
- Purpose
- Rock art sanctuary and ritual landscape with petroglyphs/pictographs
- Rediscovered
- 1968 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Cholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44 main structure
c. 1908
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1968–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Cholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
42.6440° N · 77.0830° E · 136 m · 4 mapped features
Cholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44 — Main Structure
panelPrincipal rock art — Panel 12 m long × 3 m high with diagnostic masonry/panel
42.6448° N · 77.0839° ECholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
42.6430° N · 77.0823° ECholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with petroglyph panel extension
42.6455° N · 77.0842° ECholpon-Ata Petroglyph Goat Hunting Panel 44 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
42.6424° N · 77.0819° E