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The '''[[Petroglyphs]] of Arpa-Uzen''' can be found in the [[Karatau]] mountain range of southern [[Kazakhstan]].

==Site description==
The petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen, located on ancient migration routes, include over 3500 examples of [[rock art]], the most abundant collection in all of southern [[Kazakhstan]].  These pictorials depict scenes from life during the Late [[Bronze Age]] to Early [[Iron Age]], portraying the domestication and sacrifice of animals amongst other things.  A [[palimpsest]] was formed wherein older petroglyphs were covered by [[Saka]] pictorials from the [[Middle Ages]].<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1135/ Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]
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==World Heritage Status==
This site was added to the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage]] Tentative List on September 24, 1998 in the Cultural category.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1135/ Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]
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(''see'' [[List of World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan]])

==See also==
*[[Rock Art]]

==Notes==
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==References==
*[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1135/ Petroglyphs of Arpa-Uzen - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Retrieved 2009-03-02.

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[[Category:Archaeological sites in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani culture]]
[[Category:History of Central Asia]]
[[Category:Rock art in Asia]]
[[Category:World Heritage Site Tentative list]]