Tashkirmansay Petroglyphs
Bronze Age to Medieval (3000 BCE–1500 CE)·Central Asian petroglyph tradition (Boysun UNESCO)·🇺🇿 Surkhandarya Region, Boysun District, Tashkirmansay gorge, Uzbekistan
About
About Tashkirmansay Petroglyphs
Tashkirmansay is 50-m-long gorge wall with 1000+ petroglyphs — Bronze Age ibex/chariots, Iron Age archers, Turkic tamgas at 1100 m Boysun UNESCO Landscape. Recorded context — Period: Bronze Age to Medieval (3000 BCE–1500 CE); Culture: Central Asian petroglyph tradition (Boysun UNESCO); Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone, petroglyph carvings, lichen; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Central Asian petroglyph tradition (Boysun UNESCO) rock-art with stratified sequence and regional trade significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial 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.3000 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Medieval (3000 BCE–1500 CE)
- Culture
- Central Asian petroglyph tradition (Boysun UNESCO)
- Purpose
- Ancient city and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- 13th century
- Rediscovered
- 1970s excavation
- Excavation
- Excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
38.1500° N · 67.2500° E · 1100 m · 3 mapped features