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The Ukhtasar Petroglyphs (Armenian: Ուխտասարի ժայռապատկերներ) are rock-carvings found on Mount Ukhtasar, "Pilgrim Mountain", near the town of Sisian in Armenia's southern province of Syunik. Over 2,000 decorated rock fragments extend to the foot of the mountain. These petroglyphs, some believed to date back to the Paleolithic (12,000 BCE), are carved onto dark brownish-black volcanic stones left behind by an extinct volcano. Later Chalcolithic and Bronze Age cultures continued to create petroglyphs at the site; "the largest variety and number of carvings date to this period and the early Iron Age, before it was finally abandoned except for a few carvings made by lonely shepherds spending their summers on the mountain top." Although the site was discovered in the early 20th century, it was

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  • Petròglifs d'Ughtasar (ca)
  • Felsbilder im Hochland von Sjunik (de)
  • Petroglifoj de Uĥtasar (eo)
  • Petroglifos de Ughtasar (es)
  • Ughtasar Petroglyphs (en)
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  • Els petròglifs d'Ughtasar (en armeni: Ուղտասարի ժայռապատկերներ) són una sèrie de més de dues mil pedres decorades trobades a la muntanya Ughtasar, a prop del poble de Sisian, a la província de Syunik, a Armènia, a 15 km del jaciment megalític de Zorats Karer. Ught significa 'camell' i sar 'muntanya', a causa de la semblança dels cims a les gepes d'un camell. (ca)
  • Los petroglifos de Ughtasar (en armenio Ուղտասարի ժայռապատկերներ) son una serie de más de dos mil piedras decoradas encontradas en el , cerca del pueblo de Sisian, en la provincia de Syunik', en Armenia, a unos 15 km del yacimiento megalítico de Zorats Karer. Ught significa camello y sar significa montaña, debido al parecido de los picos a las jorobas de un camello.​ (es)
  • Im Hochland der armenischen Provinz Sjunik befinden sich auf einer Höhe von 2800 bis 3300 m ü. NN an vielen Orten Felsbilder aus prähistorischer Zeit. Sie wurden einst in Felsblöcke vulkanischen Ursprungs eingearbeitet (Petroglyphen). Am häufigsten wurden Tiere abgebildet, die gejagt oder als Nutztiere gehalten werden. Zumeist sind Ziegen, seltener Hirsche, Großkatzen und andere Tiere dargestellt. Auch Menschen-Figuren kommen vor. Manche sind in kleinen Szenen tanzend, jagend oder kämpfend dargestellt. Einige der Figuren könnten Schamanen oder gar Göttergestalten zeigen. Archäologen vermuten, dass die Bilder Teil mythischer und spiritueller Vorstellungen und Rituale früher Hochlandbewohner waren, bei denen die Ziege eine zentrale Bedeutung hatte. Die große Anzahl der Felsbilder und ihre we (de)
  • The Ukhtasar Petroglyphs (Armenian: Ուխտասարի ժայռապատկերներ) are rock-carvings found on Mount Ukhtasar, "Pilgrim Mountain", near the town of Sisian in Armenia's southern province of Syunik. Over 2,000 decorated rock fragments extend to the foot of the mountain. These petroglyphs, some believed to date back to the Paleolithic (12,000 BCE), are carved onto dark brownish-black volcanic stones left behind by an extinct volcano. Later Chalcolithic and Bronze Age cultures continued to create petroglyphs at the site; "the largest variety and number of carvings date to this period and the early Iron Age, before it was finally abandoned except for a few carvings made by lonely shepherds spending their summers on the mountain top." Although the site was discovered in the early 20th century, it was (en)
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  • Els petròglifs d'Ughtasar (en armeni: Ուղտասարի ժայռապատկերներ) són una sèrie de més de dues mil pedres decorades trobades a la muntanya Ughtasar, a prop del poble de Sisian, a la província de Syunik, a Armènia, a 15 km del jaciment megalític de Zorats Karer. Ught significa 'camell' i sar 'muntanya', a causa de la semblança dels cims a les gepes d'un camell. (ca)
  • Im Hochland der armenischen Provinz Sjunik befinden sich auf einer Höhe von 2800 bis 3300 m ü. NN an vielen Orten Felsbilder aus prähistorischer Zeit. Sie wurden einst in Felsblöcke vulkanischen Ursprungs eingearbeitet (Petroglyphen). Am häufigsten wurden Tiere abgebildet, die gejagt oder als Nutztiere gehalten werden. Zumeist sind Ziegen, seltener Hirsche, Großkatzen und andere Tiere dargestellt. Auch Menschen-Figuren kommen vor. Manche sind in kleinen Szenen tanzend, jagend oder kämpfend dargestellt. Einige der Figuren könnten Schamanen oder gar Göttergestalten zeigen. Archäologen vermuten, dass die Bilder Teil mythischer und spiritueller Vorstellungen und Rituale früher Hochlandbewohner waren, bei denen die Ziege eine zentrale Bedeutung hatte. Die große Anzahl der Felsbilder und ihre weiträumige Verbreitung legen nahe, dass sie über Jahrhunderte hinweg entstanden. Eine genaue Datierung der Felsbilder ist bisher nicht möglich. Ein Teil der Darstellungen verweist auf die Bronzezeit. Manche Bilder können noch älter sein. Wissenschaftlich untersucht wurden bisher die umfangreichen Felsbildansammlungen an den ehemaligen Vulkanen Ughtasar (Tskhouk), Naseli und Sepasar. Sie sind Teil der Felsbildkunst, die überall in den Hochlagen Armeniens und über die Landesgrenzen hinaus zu finden ist. (de)
  • Los petroglifos de Ughtasar (en armenio Ուղտասարի ժայռապատկերներ) son una serie de más de dos mil piedras decoradas encontradas en el , cerca del pueblo de Sisian, en la provincia de Syunik', en Armenia, a unos 15 km del yacimiento megalítico de Zorats Karer. Ught significa camello y sar significa montaña, debido al parecido de los picos a las jorobas de un camello.​ (es)
  • The Ukhtasar Petroglyphs (Armenian: Ուխտասարի ժայռապատկերներ) are rock-carvings found on Mount Ukhtasar, "Pilgrim Mountain", near the town of Sisian in Armenia's southern province of Syunik. Over 2,000 decorated rock fragments extend to the foot of the mountain. These petroglyphs, some believed to date back to the Paleolithic (12,000 BCE), are carved onto dark brownish-black volcanic stones left behind by an extinct volcano. Later Chalcolithic and Bronze Age cultures continued to create petroglyphs at the site; "the largest variety and number of carvings date to this period and the early Iron Age, before it was finally abandoned except for a few carvings made by lonely shepherds spending their summers on the mountain top." Although the site was discovered in the early 20th century, it was not really studied until the 1920s and again in the late 1960s; it is still not fully understood today. The carvings on the rock fragments depict hunting scenes, a wide array of animals, spirals, circles and geometric shapes, and even zodiac signs. Research suggests that the area served as a temporary dwelling for nomadic cattle-herding tribes, and studies of the rock carvings indicate that they were in use for hundreds of years, with peoples of later eras adding their own engravings to the stones. According to the research of Hamlet Martirosyan, the pictograms of Ughtasar represent a writing system known as "goat writing" or "itsagir". Many scholars believe that this was due to the large number of goats drawn on the stones, but according to Martirosyan it is because in the ancient Armenian language, the words “goat” and “writing” were homonyms. They would use these homonyms to express concepts through pictures, thus the abstract concept of “writing” (which in ancient Armenian can be expressed with words like “shar” – arrange, “sarel” – compile, “tsir” – a line) found its reflection in the representation of a goat (“zar”), because the words for “writing” and “goat” sounded the same. Goats are a prevalent theme on the stones, possibly because the word “dig” in ancient Armenian meant goat and was close enough to “diq,” the ancient word for gods. By combining abstract signs with the images of animals and people in horizontal or vertical rows, prehistoric engravers were able to convey specific messages. Reproductions of the petroglyphs, or rock engravings, of Ughtasar can be found all over Yerevan; they are inscribed onto silver jewelry, painted onto coffee cups, traced into hand-made pottery, and they adorn the walls of cafes. Reaching the petroglyphs of Ughtasar can be challenging. (en)
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