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1. Detail of tiny herder on lower section of boulder transformed into a mountain landscape. Detail of tiny herder on lower section of boulder transformed into a mountain landscape. Oigor Gol Bronze Age

2. Group of four yaks led by two figures (one very small) and a large argali. Figure in center is obscured. Group of four yaks led by two figures (one very small) and a large argali. Figure in center is obscured. On broken vertical surface, bedrock. Oigor Late Bronze Age

3. Large surface covered with a variety of animals, both wild and domesticated. In lower left, a man with Large surface covered with a variety of animals, both wild and domesticated. In lower left, a man with a large hanging object (throwing stone?). In upper left, a stylized, more recent animal. In center, an almost invisible, scraped, frontal female figure. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age; Early Iron Age

4. Detail of a small man carrying a bollas (weighted throwing rope); various animals. Detail of a small man carrying a bollas (weighted throwing rope); various animals. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age

5. Large cow, small calf behind her. Walking stick figure, probably herder. Large cow, small calf behind her. Walking stick figure, probably herder. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age

6. Detail of a large figure—herder or, possibly, hunter—with belted tunic and carrying a long staff-like Detail of a large figure—herder or, possibly, hunter—with belted tunic and carrying a long staff-like object. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age

7. Cracked, scraped surface with a herder in the lower right, animals, and a birthing woman above the bull, Cracked, scraped surface with a herder in the lower right, animals, and a birthing woman above the bull, upper right. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age

8. Detail of walking herder, below, and birthing woman, above. Animals, including yaks. Detail of walking herder, below, and birthing woman, above. Animals, including yaks. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age

9. Herding scene with large yak led by a woman (?), a second yak, and two male figures, one with a mushroom-shaped Herding scene with large yak led by a woman (?), a second yak, and two male figures, one with a mushroom-shaped headdress and a hanging sack. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age

10. Broken sections of scraped bedrock with yaks, herder, and other elements. Broken sections of scraped bedrock with yaks, herder, and other elements. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age

11. Detail of vertically sloping section with herder and two large yaks. The herder carries a staff and a Detail of vertically sloping section with herder and two large yaks. The herder carries a staff and a throwing stone (bolas). Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age

12. Detail of herder and yak. Note variation in re-patination, probably the result of variation in mineral Detail of herder and yak. Note variation in re-patination, probably the result of variation in mineral character of stone. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age

13. Large slab with scraped surface covered with a scene of herding or of hunting wild horses. Dense, fine Large slab with scraped surface covered with a scene of herding or of hunting wild horses. Dense, fine pecking. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age

14. Detail of small figures in lower corner of large slab; figures' activity is not clear. Detail of small figures in lower corner of large slab; figures' activity is not clear. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age
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