An Archaeological Study of Petroglyphs in Chapaqan, Meshgin Shahr, Azerbaijan

Mohammad Mirzaei; Ali Karimi Kiya; Nasrin Alizadeh; Siyavash Abdollahi; Vahid Ebrahimi

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An Archaeological Study of Petroglyphs in Chapaqan, Meshgin Shahr, Azerbaijan

Mohammad Mirzaei, Ali Karimi Kiya, Nasrin Alizadeh, Siyavash Abdollahi, Vahid Ebrahimi

Published in International Journal of Archaeology (Volume 4, Issue 3)

Received: 17 May 2016 Accepted: 30 May 2016 Published: 14 June 2016

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Abstract

Rock arts can be considered as the most ancient representation of human communities’ artwork. Studying petroglyphs is a new research trend among the anthropologists, archeologists, ecologists and decorative arts researchers. Chapaqan complex is located in the northwest of Iran in the east part of Meshgin Shahr, a city near a famous river named ‘Qarasu’. This complex is divided into two sections in Northern and Southern flanks. The discovered petroglyphs in Chapaqan contain goat (Ibex), deer, grooves and cupules. These petroglyphs are created by a stroking method and located nearby the permanent river of ‘Qarasu’. The petroglyphs in Chapaqan have been examined in field and library-based studies and the motifs are categorized into two animal and geometric groups.

Published in	International Journal of Archaeology (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ija.20160403.12
Page(s)	31-35
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Azerbaijan, Meshgin Shahr, Petroglyphs, Chapaqan

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Mohammad Mirzaei

Department of Archaeology, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
Ali Karimi Kiya

Department of Archaeology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Nasrin Alizadeh

Departman of Art, Islamic Azad University of Ramsar, Ramsar, Iran
Siyavash Abdollahi

Department of Archaeology, University of Mohaghegh Ardebili, Ardebil, Iran
Vahid Ebrahimi

Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad University of Miyaneh, Miyaneh, Iran

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