Kalbak-Tash II Yaloman South Rock
Калбак-Таш II — Түштүк аска · Yaloman South Cliff · Chuya II South
Bronze Age to Early Medieval·Andronovo, Saka, Turkic·🇷🇺 Altai Republic, Ongudai District, Chuya Katun terrace, Russia
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About Kalbak-Tash II Yaloman South Rock
South-facing Yaloman cliff 5 km west of Kalbak-Tash main, with Andronovo two-spoked chariots and 12 Turkic tamga slabs overlaying earlier elk. Floodplain location preserves desert varnish; threatened by Chuya highway vibration.
Why it mattersKey petroglyph sequence for pastoral rock-art tradition.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Interpretation of anthropomorphs
- 02Chronology of overlays
Theories
- 01Solar cult
- 02Clan territory marker
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.2000 BCE–800 CE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Early Medieval
- Culture
- Andronovo, Saka, Turkic
- Builders
- Steppe pastoralists
- Purpose
- Open-air shrine and clan territorial marking in mountain corridor
- Abandoned
- c.800 CE
- Rediscovered
- 19th c. antiquarians; systematic 1946–1960
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.2000 BCE
Earliest peckings
c.800 BCE
Saka recarving
1950s
Systematic mapping
2004
Heritage listing
On the ground
Structures & features
50.1280° N · 86.6650° E · 705 m · 2 mapped features
South Rock — Chariot Pair (Block YS-4)
petroglyph panelLow cliff with two-spoked chariots and paired horses, Andronovo
50.1285° N · 86.6655° ETurkic Tamga Stone (YS-11)
inscription panelStanding slab with 12 Turkic tamgas and runic line
50.1275° N · 86.6645° E
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