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Rock Art in Armenia

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Armenia holds 1 documented rock art site in this atlas. The oldest, Ughtasar Petroglyphs, dates back ~3,000–6,000 yrs. 1 welcomes visitors today.

Prehistoric cave art at Ughtasar Petroglyphs© Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pictured: Ughtasar Petroglyphs

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Ughtasar Petroglyphs On the slopes of Mount Ughtasar in Armenia's Syunik highlands, more than a thousand dark volcanic boulders around a crater lake carry pecked images — bezoar goats, hunters, spirals and sun-signs — known in Armenian tradition as 'itsagir', goat letters.

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