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Rock Art in Mongolia

Asia · 2 sites · ✦ 1 UNESCO

Mongolia holds 2 documented rock art sites in this atlas. The oldest, Northern Tsenkher Cave, dates back ~20,000-40,000 yrs. 1 is a UNESCO World Heritage site. 2 welcome visitors today.

Prehistoric cave art at Northern Tsenkher Cave© BatboldDorjgurkhem · CC BY 4.0
Pictured: Northern Tsenkher Cave

Sites

Northern Tsenkher Cave Situated in Khovd Province, this spectacular cave system contains symbols and images painted with white outlines and filled in with reddish ochre.

Petroglyphs of the Mongolian Altai In the high valleys of the Mongolian Altai, more than twelve thousand petroglyphs mark the slopes at Tsagaan Salaa–Baga Oigor, Upper Tsagaan Gol and Aral Tolgoi.

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