UNESCO WHS - Petroglyphs of Tanbaly Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Title: Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly Description: Set around the lush Tanbaly Gorge, amidst the vast, arid Chu-Ili mountains, is a remarkable concentration of some 5,000 petroglyphs (rock carvings) dating from the second half of the second millennium BC to the beginning of the 20th century. Distributed among 48 complexes with associated settlements and burial grounds, they are testimonies to the husbandry, social organisation and rituals of pastoral peoples. Human settlements in the site are often multilayered and show occupation through the ages. A huge number of ancient tombs are also to be found including stone enclosures with boxes and cists (middle and late Bronze Age), and mounds (kurgans) of stone and earth (early Iron Age to the present). The central canyon contains the densest concentration of engravings and what are believed to be altars, suggesting that these places were used for sacrificial offerings. UNESCO Information: Name: Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly Country: Kazakhstan Location: Almaty Region Inscription: 2004 Category: Cultural (iii) Unesco Ref: 1145 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side.