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| Petroglyphs Gobustan-Azerbaijan |
The petroglyphs of Qobustan (Gobustan) were discoveredby accident inIn the 1930s,. Work was going on there in a stone quarry. |
| Petroglyphs Gobustan-Azerbaijan |
|  | The oldest petroglyphs date to the 12-8th century B.C. Yet, it is assumed that life existed here even earlier than that. Gobustan is believed to be one of the cradles of civilization.
There are also two other interesting sights to see at Gobustan. Roman Graffiti! (see my tip), and the mud volcanoes. Unfortunately, a combination of a taxi driver who couldnt understand us and very late in the afternoon meant we missed this last one. |
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MalenaN Mon Oct 31, 2005 07:29 UTC
Qubastan is also on my list of places to visit. It sounds to be an interesting place! | sachara Fri Mar 4, 2005 23:00 UTC
Interesting those rock paintings of Gobustan !!! A reason for me to go there some time.Thank you for the tips and link. | sue_stone Mon Dec 20, 2004 14:51 UTC
hey - that art is almost as old as the paintings I did in kindy!! | globetrott Thu Aug 19, 2004 22:50 UTC
it is always amazing for me to see, where the Romans left their traces more than 2000 years ago and we may still see them... |
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