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The Kanozero Petroglyphs are a set of
Past Horizons: Remarkable Russian Petroglyphs
Protecting the Kanozero Petroglyphs
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The Kanozero Petroglyphs are a set of rock drawings
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
discovered in 1997 on an island in Lake Kanozero in the southwestern part of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of ...
, Russia. The petroglyphs have been dated to the 2nd and 3rd millennium BC. There are currently about 1300 different images discovered in 18 groups at the site. Their meaning is not yet deciphered.
See also
*''Compartment No. 6
''Compartment No. 6'' ( fi, Hytti nro 6; russian: Купе номер шесть) is a 2021 co-production (media), internationally co-produced Drama (film and television), drama road movie co-written and directed by Juho Kuosmanen, starring Seid ...
'', a film featuring a visit to the petroglyphs
References
Past Horizons: Remarkable Russian Petroglyphs
Protecting the Kanozero Petroglyphs
Tegnefilm fra steinalderen
Buildings and structures in Murmansk Oblast Archaeological sites in Russia Rock art in Europe Petroglyphs Cultural heritage monuments in Murmansk Oblast Objects of cultural heritage of Russia of federal significance Culture of Murmansk Oblast {{Europe-archaeology-stub