Petroglyphs of Khagondokovo II: a picture of deer hunting
Zh.V. Kagazezhev
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Abstract. This work is dedicated to the discovery and introduction into scientific circulation of a rock image found in July 2024 among the complex of petroglyphs of Khagondokovo II. The drawings are carved into the rock, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures. The uniqueness of the open drawings lies in the fact that they represent a complete picture, the images of which show people hunting deer. In the rock painting hunters are depicted with swords, which is a little-known case of such petroglyphs. These facts determine the relevance of this research topic. The aim of the work is to introduce into scientific circulation the recently discovered rock carvings found among the petroglyphs of Khagondokovo II.
Keywords: Khagondokovo, petroglyphs, cutouts, rock painting, hunting scene, deer, hunters, unknown animal
For citation. Kagazezhev Zh.V.Petroglyphs of Khagondokovo II: a picture of deer hunting. News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. 2024. Vol. 26. No. 6. Pp. 392–396. DOI: 10.35330/1991-6639-2024-26-6-392-396
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Information about the author
Zhiraslan V. Kagazezhev, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Head of the Scientific and Innovation
Center Natural Scientific Methods in Archaeology, Anthropology and Archaeography of Kabardino-
Balkarian Scientific Center;
360010, Russia, Nalchik, 2 Balkarov street;
Associate Professor, Department of General History, Kabardino-Balkarian State University named
after Kh.M. Berbekov;
360004, Russia, Nalchik, 173 Chernyshevsky street;
jiraslan@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0508-3493, SPIN-code: 2606-0979