🏛️ Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly
Bronze Age ritual center and Central Asian rock art gallery in southeastern Kazakhstan
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Tanbaly Gorge, Tien Shan mountains, 170 km northwest of Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Contains approximately 5,000 petroglyphs spanning from the Bronze Age (2nd millennium BCE) to the 20th century
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2004 for outstanding testimony to ancient Central Asian cultures
- Petroglyphs created by pecking or incising into dark rock patina using stone tools
The Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly constitute one of Central Asia's most significant open-air rock art ...