阿勒泰岩画与游牧文化

Altay Petroglyph and Nomadic Culture

有"金山之阳"的新疆阿勒泰地区遗存着丰富的岩画,目前发现有126处,主要包括凿刻在岩石上的和彩绘在洞穴里的,包括除了动物与人,生殖崇拜等图案,还有太阳、马车、车轮的出现,多岩画显然是与当时的生殖崇拜、宗教信仰以及原始的祭祀相关。这些岩刻为我们研究整个阿尔泰地区的史前社会变迁提供了富有价值的史料。

Known as＂the Sun of Golden Mountain＂, Altay of Xinjiang is rich in petroglyphs. The petroglyphs of the currently-discovered 126 sites mainly include pictures of animals, human, reproduction worship, the sun, carts, and wheels engraved on rocks and painted in caves. Obviously, the appearance of so many petroglyphs is related to reproduction worship, religious beliefs, and primitive worship ceremonies at that time. These rock paintings provide valuable materials for our study on the prehistoric social change of the whole Altay region.