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Gobustan Rock Art
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Petroglyphs on rock in Gobustan
LocationAzerbaijan
Criteriaiii
Reference1076
Inscription2007 (31st Session)

Gobustan Rock Art represents flora and fauna, hunting, lifestyles, and culture of pre-historic and medieval periods of time.[1] The carvings on the rocks illustrates men, ritual dances, men with lances in their hands, animals, bull fights, camel caravans, and pictures of the sun and stars. The date of these carvings goes back to 5,000 – 20,000 years before present.[2]

  1. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  2. ^ "Gobustan Rock Art - Unesco World Heritage Site | For World Heritage Travellers". www.worldheritagesite.org. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

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