Two elk, male and female, followed by a fine wolf; on sloping slab on high terrace, east end of complex. Two other crude images and one ""lost"" image below. Note that the pecked surface of the large elk has fallen out revealing the grey and flaking matrix.
Arzhan-style deer with curious mineralization in area of chest around stone fracture. Its antlers are considerably lighter in tone: added later? Compare the variation in re-patination on this figure with the cruder, later goat on the left. Vertical surface.
Two hunters attached by so-called ""life line"" to a series of animals mounting up the rock face. On deeply varnished, fractured outcrop. This ""life-line"" composition is one of three in this immediate area (Khar Chuluut). Style of figures suggests that the lower group (with hunters) was done later than the upper group.
Two small deer, one with over-scratching. Both with dark patina on richly mineralized and cracked surface. To the right is a small hunter which has been scratched and rubbed over an earlier element. On bedrock surface of ""Wild Bull Panel.""
Detail of small figure scratched and rubbed, possibly over a much earlier figure. Note dark, gouged upper section of long bow; trajectory of arrow gouged over an earlier animal; other elements, including a small deer (upper right) and possible lightly scratched recurve bow, upper left, over deeply incised marks. On upper section of ""Wild Bull Panel"" surface.
Darkened surface of a fallen block: horned figure in an active posture, two large elk, and a few smaller animals. The images now tan in color were all probably done by the same hand while the light images above were done considerably later.
Elk and small running wolves executed in a fine, Bronze Age style; contrast with large and crudely executed caprid above. Note (recent?) scratch lines around elk's legs. Section of cracked vertical wall.
Section of Large Panel with chariot in upper right with driver/hunter; hunter on foot overlaid by spotted boar executed in same style as felines elsewhere on Large Panel.
Crudely pecked deer with large antlers, followed by either a wolf or a feline. Other engraved elements including a large bow (below deer), and section of a large ibex, upper left. Upper section of surface with ""Wild Bull Panel.""
Vertically sloping surface with several riders representing at least two different periods; hunter on foot shooting many arrows at group of animals and, in turn, being shot by a figure above his head (probably added later). This panel is just below RA_PETR_TG_0672 and appears to be largely done by the same hand.
Large cow or bull attacked by a long-tailed animal (snow leopard?). Small figure beneath the bovid and possibly another animal attacking its nose. Upper section of jutting outcrop.
Central section of large panel, with repecking and overlay visible. Note the fine Bronze Age archer and small animals under the cruded elements in the center and the white small archers on the right
Detail with image of archer drawing his long bow. Note difference in pecking and patina between the archer and the goat on left; and note scratched-in rider to the right of the archer.
Section of Large Panel with several instances of overlay: rider scratched onto an earlier leopard, leopards juxtaposed with earlier bull, and Tagar rider and horses (lower left). Deeply scraped, worn.
Two yaks, partially damaged, walking right; small, possibly earlier bull on right. These images were pecked on a stone later (now) used for framing a Turkic enclosure. Located on plateau on the right bank of the upper Tsagaan Gol.
Hunter with drawn bow; dogs above, other marks. Note variety of pecking suggesting at least two periods. The wolves above were probably done by the same hand, but the underlying surface makes for distinct differences in quality of pecking. Large, crude elements are later as may be the hunter. On terrace, south side of upper Tsagaan Gol valley.
Hunting scene with two or three layers. The oldest scene includes small, fine animals and two archers; the second level includes the large archer on upper left drawing a re-curved bow and aiming at the large elk in center. The third level includes the small, whitish archers on the right and the probable re-pecking of the elk. On scraped, cracked outcrop.
Detail of old bull's head and long horns. The animal's horns and head may have been repecked more recently or the mineral character of the surface has created a whitened patina. The contour of the yak's back has been scratched more recently. Technique.
Argali on red boulder executed in a style similar to that of another argali on an adjacent boulder. The latter, however, is more archaic in appearance.
On east end of long section: cart on high, vertical surface. Driver is obscure, wheels are spoked, horses are stacked (rather than back-to-back). Possible third horse above.
Sloping, polished outcrop with three carts or chariots and several animals. One chariot has been overlaid by modern writing. Deep, whitish lines may be the result of horse hoofs.
Two scenes of animal predation, one on a small deer and the other on a larger elk. The distinct difference in patina and surface condition indicates that the scene was executed by two different hands at two different times. However, style differences indicate that the larger figures are later than the lighter, but finer small animals. On broken bedrock in terrace, right bank of upper Tsagaan Gol.
Small hunter shooting right towards three animals done in an Arzhan style; stag and ucertain element on right appear to be by a different and later hand. On section of broken outcrop, Khar Chuluut.
Tangle of overlaid images on larger panel. In the center are two small archers aiming their bows at each other; the one on the right is overlaid by a crouching feline (?), while that on the left is overlaid by a large caprid. Several running, crosshatched wolves are visible in the center and an earlier, heavy bull is on the left.
Series of hunting scenes with wild goats, elk, dogs, and archers. On vertical surface with very broken rind. Style and differences in patina suggest different periods, but that is not certain.
Small scene with hunter, large caprids, and a dog. The caprid above has been done in a much later period. On sloping surface. On first terrace above valley, right bank, upper Tsagaan Gol.
Detail of two hunters or herders attached by lines to goats and other animals including a large, crude yak. This section appears to have been added to the earlier group of animals attached by a ""life-line"".
Large red slab with at least four layers of imagery: dark, Bronze Age images in the near foreground; two fine yaks in the center; two figures, one possibly on horseback and both possibly fighting, in the upper right; and modern writing at the top.
Wolf attacking a large-horned ibex from back and neck. Variation in patination and comparison with much darker ibex on right suggests that this image has been refreshed since the Early Iron Age.
Boulder with two layers of images: the older layer (contoured and silhouetted animals) is overlaid by newer, lighter animals done in a very different style.
Scene with animals in several different styles but possibly by the same hand: horses and squared animals with interior open pecking. This scene has been overlain by a scratched in scene of hunter with long, recurve bow and various animals. On fractured bedrock in Khar Chuluut.
Camel rider and two elk done in the Iron Age; on the left, a small rider drawing his bow toward an almost invisible caprid. On far left, an Iron Age caprid. Sloping, polished bedrock.
Detail of RA_PETR_TG_0929, with two riders on horses with elaborate regalia. Although the image at the top is most finely pecked, the two images are clearly by the same hand and period. Note the variation in patina, including the appearance of a fine, hard white covering on the lower animal, possibly caused by scoring.
Detail of large hunt scene with finely pecked images of wolves (large and small) chasing a small goat. Note differences in style between these images and the cruder, larger ones.
Detail of two lower riders in RA_PETR_TG_0932. Note engraved outline for rider and horse's hindquarters, treatment of legs in manner typical of Tashtyk style.