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Prehistoric Petroglyphs

Prehistoric Petroglyphs (066.00.00)

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Copied and published by modern Armenian scholars, petroglyphs (depictions drawn and carved on stone) from the fifth millennium BC yield a wealth of information about domestication of animals, hunting practices, rituals, and animal life in the region of ancient Armenia. In this petroglyph a man is driving his cart.
Copied and published by modern Armenian scholars, petroglyphs (depictions drawn and carved on stone) from the fifth millennium BC yield a wealth of information about domestication of animals, hunting practices, rituals, and animal life in the region of ancient Armenia. In this petroglyph a man is driving his cart.