Cholpon-Ata petroglyphs

Issyk-Kul Region · Kyrgyzstan

Cholpon-Ata petroglyphs, Kyrgyzstan
Photo: Thomas Depenbusch (Depi) from Cologne, Germany, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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An open-air field of boulders carved with images of ibex, deer and hunters on the northern shore of Issyk-Kul. The stones form part of an ancient ritual landscape dating back millennia.

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