Rock Art Research

This article presents a study on the petroglyphic superimpositions found at the Khuruugiin Uzuur site in the Ikhtamir soum of the Arkhangai province. The site features around three thousand petroglyphs created over several generations of ancient history. While we have previously published a monograph on the petroglyphs at this site, we have not yet conducted a thorough examination of the petroglyphic superimpositions. Therefore, in this study, we have selected sixteen superimpositions from the site in an attempt to establish the relative chronology of the incised images. While the techniques used to engrave the images at the Khuruugiin Uzuur site differ from those at other major rock art sites, the body proportions, shapes, head, neck, legs and other details of the represented animals are remarkably similar. This likeness provides evidence that these images were created during the same epoch. To establish their relative chronology, a comparison was made with images from other sites, particularly rock art sites in the Mongolian and Russian Altai Mountains.