Geological and geomorphological aspects of conservation of petroglyphs in the Tamgaly tract (Shu-Ile Mountains)


Nigmatova S. Madiyarova I. Pirogova T. Marynich O.
31 March 2024Margulan Institute of Archaeology

Kazakhstan Archeology
2024#2024Issue 1350 - 367 pp.

The process of preservation of archaeological and historical-cultural heritage of the country is not only a matter of formation of the legislative framework, the work of archaeologists and restorers, but also a specific study of the geological and natural environment in which the archaeological site was formed. The article presents the data of geological and geomorphological study of rock formations with petroglyphs of the UNESCO World Heritage property Tamgaly archaeological complex. In the course of field and cameral works, carried out by order of the Scientific Restoration Laboratory “Ostrov Krym” in 2022-2023, detailed studies of I–III groups of petroglyphs were carried out, abiotic and biotic factors affecting the preservation of this unique archаeological monument were shown.

conservation , engineering geology , geological and geomorphological study , petroglyphs , sandstones , siltstones , Tamgaly , Upper Ordovician

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Mesozoic and Cenozoic Laboratory, Institute of Geological Sciences named after K.I. Satpayev, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Satbaev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Institute of Geological Sciences named after K.I. Satpayev, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Candidate of Biology, Kazakhstan Agency of Applied Ecology, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Mesozoic and Cenozoic Laboratory
Satbaev University
Institute of Geological Sciences named after K.I. Satpayev
Candidate of Biology

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