ON STUDYING THE ZARAUTSAY ROCK PAINTINGS

Аннотация

The article is devoted to the history of research of one of the most known site on the rock art of Central Asia – the Zarautsay paintings. The author classifies the works on description and interpretation of the scenes and provides a historiographical analysis. It is revealed that the early works of the last century were mainly focused on recording and description of the rock art objects, while the modern research pays more attention to the interpretation of the plots.