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Petroglyphs of Tamgaly

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c. 1400 BC · Tamgaly, Kazakhstan · Asia · Culture

Sun-headed gods are carved into a canyon's rocks

Petroglyphs of Tamgaly
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Some 5,000 images are pecked into the rocks of a gorge north-west of Almaty, the oldest left by Bronze Age herders. The most famous are 'sun-headed' figures with radiant halos surrounded by dancing people, probably part of rituals at an open-air sanctuary.