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Petroglyphs of Karakkiyasay.

Take hikes in the mountains of Uzbekistan.

“History is the treasury of our deeds, a witness to the past, an example and a lesson for the present, a warning for the future”

Cervantes.

Photo walks across Uzbekistan.

The Karakiya gorge is located on the southern slope of the Karzhantau mountains, 20-25 km north of the city of Gazalkent in the Bostanlyk district of Tashkent region. At the bottom of the picturesque gorge flows a stream flowing into the river.
Karakiya Gorge, on the southern slope of the Karzhantau Mountains, is 20 - 25km north of Gazalkent. A brook flows down the bottom of the picturesque gorge and runs into the Chirchik River. Petroglyphs are found on both sides of the rocky canyon; their main concentration is in the upper reaches of Karakiyasay.
In 1980 - 1983, M.M. Khujanazarov surveyed the Karakiyasay petroglyphs and recorded 90 rocks with 1,015 petroglyphs. Five images of chariots with four cases of harnessed horses were found there. All images are indicated on the map.
The chariots have two wheels each with four spokes distinctly indicated. Poles and yoke cross-beams can be seen in almost all of them. Animal images prevail – goats, arkhar, camels, horses, wolves and oxen - in addition to many anthropomorphs (on foot and mounted), various signs and unclear shapes.
Styles and techniques differ. Many superimpositions occur. The Karakiyasay images date to the Bronze and Early Iron Ages.

Authority:
Muhiddin Khujanazarov.

Photos by
Alexander Petrov.