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| It is only 70 km. from
Baku to this interesting place which can be described as a museum in We open air, where
rocks covered with drawings stand amidst a chaos of stones and mountains. There are more
than 4,000 rock drawings left by artists of the Neolithic period. They depict the customs
of ancient tribes, hunting scenes and dances, the way they filled the ground, their
everyday life. The range of themes is wide and the vividness with which they are executed
can well evoke envy in a modern artist. |
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Near Mt. Beyukshad there is a large,
stone- enclosed circular plot with an altar in the center, where ritual ceremonies were
held. Not far away on the mountain side is a Latin inscription carved no less than 2,000
years ago. Long after you have left Gobustan you will remember the drawings that have come
down to us from the remote part. |
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