Archaeologists discover new petroglyphs in Russia and Uzbekistan

Archaeologists have discovered significant prehistoric remains in both Russia and Uzbekistan. In the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of northern Russia, researchers from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences identified 31 previously unknown petroglyphs. These rock carvings, depicting humans and animals, were found on the right bank of the Pegtymel River at the Keeneikuul archaeological site.

In Uzbekistan, specialists from the Cultural Heritage Agency and the Ya. Gulyamov Archaeological Institute of Samarkand identified new Paleolithic and Neolithic sites in the Jizzakh region. Near the village of Ravots, researchers documented a complex of approximately 30 petroglyphs carved into schist outcrops. These images include depictions of a hunter with a bow, mountain goats, cattle, dogs, and a solar symbol. The findings suggest repeated human occupation of the Zaamin oasis and the Turkestan Range throughout prehistory.