Gobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122
Gobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122 North Annex · Gobustan Site
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Multi-period rock art·🇦🇿 Baku, Gobustan, Azerbaijan
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About Gobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122
Gobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122 in Baku, Gobustan, Azerbaijan 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 40.1090N 49.3810E controls access to Baku 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 Baku, Gobustan, 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
- 1966 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Gobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122 main structure
c. 1906
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1966–2011
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Gobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
40.1090° N · 49.3810° E · 122 m · 4 mapped features
Gobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122 — Main Structure
panelPrincipal rock art — Panel 12 m long × 3 m high with diagnostic masonry/panel
40.1098° N · 49.3819° EGobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
40.1080° N · 49.3803° EGobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with petroglyph panel extension
40.1105° N · 49.3822° EGobustan Rock Art Boyukdash Panel 122 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
40.1074° N · 49.3799° E