MATERIALS OF KALBAJAR MUSEUM OF REGİONAL STUDIES AS A SOURCE IN THE STUDY OF ROCK PAINTINGS

Abstract

This article deals with the role of the materials of Kalbajar Museum of Regional Studies as a source in the invstigation of rock carvings in Azerbaijan and important proofs in its study. In Kalbajar, called second Gobustan, written monuments, including rock carvings, are known as Bronze Age monuments in our country. For the first time, rock paintings were studied on the basis of materials from the Kalbajar Museum of Regional Studies. The article deals with about 4.000 rock paintings recorded by the museum’s expedition team in one of the charming corners of Azerbaijan – in Gelin qayasi, Zalkha gholu, Sercheli dagh, Soltan Heydar. Gonag ghormez, Yuzbulaq, Peri chingili, Ayi chingili, Gurbagali chay, Qizil tepe, Gara ghol areas of Kalbajar. The ancient hunting activities of our ancestors, their economic life, as well as the activities of cattle-brreders and farmers, their religious ideas are described on the basis of paintings. In the article is emphasizes that hundreds of rock carvings of the region still needs for research.