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1. Three archers shooting at a giant; mythic narrative? Vertical surface Three archers shooting at a giant; mythic narrative? Vertical surface Oigor Bronze Age
2. Large boulder with many figures in combat, women on left; narrative scene? Large boulder with many figures in combat, women on left; narrative scene? Oigor Bronze Age
3. Panel with large elk and confronting elk and moose, several small hunters and dogs. The scene suggests Panel with large elk and confronting elk and moose, several small hunters and dogs. The scene suggests the representation of a narrative. The appearance of the moose is indicative of a wetter period in the past when the climate would have supported a richer riparian vegetation. Oigor Gol Bronze Age
4. Detail of large composition of possible narrative content. Detail of large composition of possible narrative content. Oigor Bronze Age
5. Boulder, deeply scraped with extended composition built around an antler landscape: from the head of Boulder, deeply scraped with extended composition built around an antler landscape: from the head of a small stag sprouts a large antler that becomes elongated into a mountain path. On the antler stands a small archer, shooting towards several large yaks. Other hunters, wild yak, and stags on left side of the composition. At the top of the surface is visible a large figure (giant?), partially bleached, with long sword. The scene may refer to a mythic narrative. Oigor Bronze Age
6. Detail of large narrative scene: small hunters and their prey and dogs. Note scrape and wear of surface Detail of large narrative scene: small hunters and their prey and dogs. Note scrape and wear of surface and the fact that some of the animals hunted in this composition are wild yaks. Oigor Bronze Age
7. Detail of narrative scene: small archer standing on the antler-trail, shooting towards two large wild Detail of narrative scene: small archer standing on the antler-trail, shooting towards two large wild yaks. Oigor Bronze Age
8. Large, worn boulder covered with complex scene: many warriors, three women (?) on left, female archer Large, worn boulder covered with complex scene: many warriors, three women (?) on left, female archer on upper right? Possible narrative scene. This boulder is one of several on same terrace, all with apparent narrative (?) compositions and most seemingly by the same hand. Oigor Bronze Age; Late Bronze Age
9. Detail of large composition: three central figures (women?) archers on left and right. Detail of large composition: three central figures (women?) archers on left and right. Oigor Bronze Age; Late Bronze Age
10. Scene with bird-men leading horses, a frontal figure at a doorway, a crouching figure holding a pair Scene with bird-men leading horses, a frontal figure at a doorway, a crouching figure holding a pair of horses within an enclosure. One of several related compositions on a large outcrop. Oigor Late Bronze Age
11. Three bird-men, two horses, an a women with long hair within an enclosure. On the same outcrop as RA_PETR_OI_0332. Three bird-men, two horses, an a women with long hair within an enclosure. On the same outcrop as RA_PETR_OI_0332. Oigor Late Bronze Age
12. Detail of larger composition with three bird-men, horses, Detail of larger composition with three bird-men, horses, Oigor Late Bronze Age
13. Composition with crouching figure in enclosure and holding horses, frontal woman, figures leading horses. Composition with crouching figure in enclosure and holding horses, frontal woman, figures leading horses. On same large outcrop as RA_PETR_OI_0332. Oigor Late Bronze Age
14. Detail of larger composition with frontal woman, figures, horses. Detail of larger composition with frontal woman, figures, horses. Oigor Late Bronze Age
15. Detail of larger composition with frontal woman, figures, horses. Detail of larger composition with frontal woman, figures, horses. Oigor Late Bronze Age
16. Complex scene: on left, two hunters shooting at a syncretic bull-deer; standing frontal woman. In center, Complex scene: on left, two hunters shooting at a syncretic bull-deer; standing frontal woman. In center, two large yaks, one with load and both led by figures with bows who are being attacked by other archers. On boulder. Oigor Bronze Age
17. Images pecked on broken rock faces, including a Bronze Age hunter (upper left), a Bronze Age horse and Images pecked on broken rock faces, including a Bronze Age hunter (upper left), a Bronze Age horse and bull (lower center) and a variety of other images. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age
18. Small archer on horse preparing to shoot a large argali. Possible reference to mythic narrative? On Small archer on horse preparing to shoot a large argali. Possible reference to mythic narrative? On boulder surface. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age
19. Scene of elk hunt with large elk, two smaller elk, four archers, dogs, and a large figure�possibly Scene of elk hunt with large elk, two smaller elk, four archers, dogs, and a large figure�possibly that of a woman�on the left. A strange, double bodied animal with antlers is in the upper center. The presence of the female figure suggests a mythic narrative. On steeply sloping outcrop within Khar Chuluut. The white marks probably belong to a modern inscription above the scene but not shown here. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age
20. Detail of vertical surface with scene of small hunters, stags, goats, and possibly a large female figure Detail of vertical surface with scene of small hunters, stags, goats, and possibly a large female figure on the left. South facing section of Khar Chaluut. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age
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