Staff of the 2023 Tianshan Mountain Rock Painting Group Protection Survey | Rock Painting | Mountain Area
Recently, the survey of rock paintings in the Tianshan Mountains in 2023 was carried out in Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. Where are these rock paintings from about 3700 to 3900 years ago distributed? What else did you draw?
This granite group is located at the foot of a mountain 50 kilometers west of Wenquan County, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. Today, the main task of the staff is to search for and record these scattered rock paintings distributed in the area.
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The staff introduced that these rock paintings are located around the Adonjoru Tomb, and from a geographical perspective, they all belong to the Adonjoru Rock Painting Group. These rock paintings have diverse themes, vividly depicting images of wolves, horses, deer, and northern goats, as well as documenting scenes of ancient people holding bows and arrows and hunting with hunting dogs.
In 2010, staff began conducting a cultural relic protection investigation on the Atonjoru Rock Painting Group, and more than 120 rock paintings were discovered in this area. In 2015, staff conducted another conservation investigation on the rock paintings in the area and discovered 352 rock paintings. This year, staff will inspect, record, and protect the rock paintings within a radius of 5 square kilometers in this area. At the same time, satellite positioning markers will be carried out on hundreds of wall painting sites scattered in the Tianshan Mountains of Bozhou, Xinjiang.
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Subsequently, the staff arrived at a conglomerate mountain range located 70 kilometers south of the Atonjoru Rock Paintings Group. According to geographical location, the rock paintings here belong to the Benbutu Mountain Rock Paintings.
It is understood that the rock painting survey in the Tianshan Mountains of Bozhou, Xinjiang will continue until the end of this month.
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