Abstract

Author:
Altad S.Terguunbayar (Terigenbayaner)

Doi: 10.7508/jra.02.2023.01.47

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Olon Ovoo petroglyphs are located in the Gobi Desert area with an altitude of about 1,100 meters, more than 20 kilometers northeast of Mandal Town, Darhan Muumyangan Banner, Bao Tou city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. From 2011 to 2022, the rock art research team of the Inner Mongolia Museum completed more than 10 surveys in the Olon Ovoo area and recorded more than 1,270 groups of petroglyphs. So far, a total of 36 groups of chariot petroglyphs have been found in the Olon Ovoo petroglyphs, including 62 images with a single chariot. The article makes a detailed observation and interpretation of the chariot structure, the form of draught animals, and the image of the charioteer seen in the above-mentioned petroglyphs. Meanwhile, the article also makes a preliminary analysis of the relationship between the combined images of roads, people leading horses, archers, wrestlers, dome-style buildings, and various animals that appear around the chariots.

KEYWORDS
Olon Ovoo, chariot petroglyphs, identification and interpretation