Introducing Newly Documented Rock Art in Mianeh County of the East Azarbaijan Province in North-Western Iran
| Pages | 125–138 |
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| DOI | 10.37520/anpm.2022.008 |
| Keywords | petroglyphs, Mianeh Area, Eastern Azarbaijan, Iran |
| Type of Article | Research report |
| Citation | SEFIDKHANI, Ramin Mohammadi a SARHADDI-DADIAN, Hossein. Introducing Newly Documented Rock Art in Mianeh County of the East Azarbaijan Province in North-Western Iran. Annals of the Náprstek Museum. Prague: National Museum, 2022, 43(1), 125–138. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/anpm.2022.008. ISSN 0231-844X (print), 2533-5685 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/annals-of-the-naprstek-museum/43-1/introducing-newly-documented-rock-art-in-mianeh-county-of-the-east-azarbaijan-province-in-north-western-iran |
This essay seeks to conduct a short study for the first time of the classification of a number of petroglyphs in Mianeh County in the Eastern Azarbaijan Province. The north-western region of Iran is one of the richest regions in rock art; due to its abundant springs, landscape, and the specific lifestyle of nomads who regularly move around the same places. The petroglyphs were discovered 20 km west of Mianeh City on the right side of Tabriz Road, and are located on a black mountain in the Chupughlu region. One of the key challenges in the study of the petroglyphs in Iran and north-western region of Iran is their dating. Due to the lack of laboratorial equipment, they have not been studied yet. During the survey in 2016 of the Chupughlu region almost seventy sites were identified and are located at a distance of between 60–100 m from each other. Here we present eleven sites. The petroglyphs of Mianeh are among the most original and admirable petroglyphs that reflect parts of the life of the residents of this region in the past. The most remarkable images found through the petroglyphs consist of human, animal, and geometrical images
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