Abstract

Author:
Bei Su, Huiqiu Shao, Translated by Qiuyan Jiao

Doi: 10.7508/jra.01.2022.39.52

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Xinjiang’s Altay Prefecture sits at a key position in central Asia, encompassing the southern Altai mountains, which also straddle Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia. For various reasons, such as publication bias and language barriers, this region’s rock art is poorly under-stood outside of China. This article presents an overview of the history of rock art research in Altay Prefecture, as well as a list of sites with coordinates and a critique of current dating theories. In doing so, it contextualises the Bronze and Iron Age rock art in relation to interna-tional scholarly debates and introduces the reader to key themes in Chinese rock art studies.
新疆阿勒泰地区在中亚占据着非常重要的地位，其北部的阿尔泰山横跨哈萨克斯坦、蒙古、俄罗斯和中国4个国家，是东西方文化交流的关键区域。但由于学术界关注较少和语言限制等各种原因，该地区岩画的相关研究很少。本文将从欧亚草原的视角，全面梳理新疆阿勒泰地区岩画遗存，对岩画的分布和断代等问题进行综合讨论，为国际岩画研究提供重要的参考。

KEYWORDS:
Petroglyphs, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Scythian Art, Dating, Xinjiang, China
岩画，青铜时代，铁器时代，斯基泰艺术，测年，新疆，中国