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Deer stones and funeral mound, near the town of Moron, Hovsgol province.

Six words of Tibetan Buddhism-Stone carving.

Tamgaly is a petroglyph site in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. Tamgaly became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Tamgaly is located 170 km northwest of Almaty.

ruins of Ancient City of Jiaohe( Jiaohe Gucheng), Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

Stones at one of India's oldest and most significant monasteries located in the Lamayuru Valley in the Ladakh region

Balbal statue, marking a burial site, dating back 2,000 years in the Kazakh Bayan-Olgii Province of the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia. The Turkic warrior human image carvings, made from a single stone, stand out in remote areas of the mountains marking the graves of warrior ancestors. A nomadic herder ger camp can be seen in the background.

petroglyphs telling about ancient culture confirming animal husbandry of the Bronze Age or Scythian period, selective focus

Petroglyphs on the stone in Tamgaly, Kazakhstan

The journey from Dunhuang, Gansu, China to Hami, Xinjiang and then to Turpan, spanning over 500 kilometers, constitutes the most legendary section of the Silk Road - the Great Sea Route. Along the way, there are ancient castles, beacon towers, post stations, prehistoric human settlements, fossil mountains, mirages, desert camel herds, and numerous rare geographical landforms.

Stone steles in sacred places in Mongolia

Rock formations in Tien Shan mountains. Detailed view against cloudy sky

Deer stone near the town of Moron, Hovsgol province.

Nomadic herder's rural cemetery in Khuites Valley, in the Altai Mountains in Western Mogolia. The wooden structures cover the burial sites of families who live and migrate within this remote area of the Kazakh region of the Altai Mountains.

Carved rocks with Buddha’s in Tamgaly Tas an Unesco World Heritage Site in Kazakhstan, Central Asia

An image of a old stone stupa which is situated by the roadside in central Mongolia in the mountains

$Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape in Azerbaijan, Aerial view of Gobustan national park in Azerbaijan, Ancient petroglyph depicting human figures in Gobustan, Aerial view of popular destinations in Azerbaijan\n\nGobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve (Azerbaijani: Qobustan dövlət tarixi-bədii qoruğu) is located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of the center of Baku. It was established in 1966, when the area was declared a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan in an attempt to preserve the prehistoric rock carvings, mud volcanoes and musical stones in the region.\n\nGobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve acquired national status in 2006, and Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007. As of 2011, the Petroglyph Museum functions in the reserve.$

Kyrgyzstan, Cholpon Ata. April 23, 2024. Ancient petroglyphs in the open-air museum of petroglyphs on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. Their age is 2000-2500 years.

Decorated walls of the canyon in the Colorado plateau.

Cave paintings. A stone staircase in the mountains, close-up, natural background.

The beautiful exterior of the Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Egypt. The focus is on the ancient statue on the left; the background is the building exterior, engraved with characters and symbols.

Khadaasan ancient city is located in Bulgan province of Mongolia. The ancient city was built during the Uyghur period.

Wadi Rum is a desert valley cut into the sandstone and granite cliffs in southern Jordan. Known also as the Valley of the Moon it has been inhabited since prehistoric times (witnessed by the petroglyph inscriptions) and by semi nomadic tribes since the Nabataeans but is best known for its association with T E Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia - who based himself here to encourage the Arab Revolt and to attack Turkish Forces of the Ottoman Empire during WW1. He was later immortalized by the film of the same name, made in 1962 by David Lean. Today the only inhabitants are Bedouin tribes and transient tourists.

Altai Tavan Bogd National Park landscape, Mongolia. Clouds in blue sky

Thula / Yemen - 04 Jan 2013: Thula village in mountains, Yemen

Petroglyphic rock art of Aral Tolgoi, in the Bayan-Ulgii region of the Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia. Dating back as far as 11,000 years, the unique images are found in a remote mountain valley, giving a glimpse into the past and showing some of the earliest art work of humans who lived in the area thousands of years ago.

Ancient burial mounds at Karakol valley (Uch-Enmek park) in Altai Republic,Russia.Here you can see traces of Afanasiev, Karakol, Scythian and Turkic culture.

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