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Widely accepted places tagged “petroglyphs”

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Rock art sites38 Archaeological wonders37 Petroglyphs37 Geoglyphs1

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🇨🇳China7 🇰🇿Kazakhstan6 🇷🇺Russia6 🇦🇲Armenia4 🇲🇳Mongolia4

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Partially excavated37 Excavated1

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petroglyphs38 altai4 chariot4 chuya4 saka4 tamga4 afanasievo3 andronovo

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🇦🇲 Armenia · Rock art

Ughtasar North Plateau Caravanserai

Late Bronze to Medieval Silk Road · Urartian, Medieval Armenian (Zakarid), Seljuk

North plateau caravanserai rock-shelter with medieval caravan petroglyphs at 2820 m.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Rock art

Tamgaly-Tas III Upper Terrace Ili Petroglyphs

Early Nomadic · Saka, Wusun, Kangju

Upper second terrace 500 m inland with Saka animal style settlement context.