A Group of Mountain Goats Motif in Northeastern Anatolian Petroglyphs = Kuzeydoğu Anadolu Petrogliflerindeki Bir Grup Dağ Keçisi Motifi

Oktay ÖZGÜL

The Eastern Anatolia region, a high plateau, is exceptionally rich in paintings on rocks. Rock paintings in Ardahan, Kars, Erzurum, Erzincan, and Van-Hakkari mountainous region constitute a large part of this wealth. The technique of line, engraving, carving, and pecking was generally used in rock paintings drawn on andesitic and basalt stones in the region. The motifs encountered in rock painting areas are human (shaman), horse, bull - ox - cow, deer, wolf, dog, and sheep - ram mountain goat. Furthermore, scenes of hunting and war, ceremonial and geometric scenes, and celestial shapes are amo ...Более