Unique Kyzyltas petroglyphs taken under state protection
The petroglyphs of Kyzyltas (red stone) in Zhetysu region were included in the list of protected historical and cultural sites of local significance, Kazinform News Agency reports.
Kyzyltas petroglyphs were discovered in November 2010, in the area of Uitas dacha community. These rock carvings have not been fully studied yet and there is very little information about it, so the dating of this site has also not been identified. It appears that these petroglyphs, like all other petroglyphs across Kazakhstan, date back to the Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age.
In early October local environmentalists initiated a large-scale cleanup campaign to protect the Tasbaka (tortoise) mountain and Kyzyltas petroglyphs. Officials, public activists and eco-volunteers participated in the event.
During the campaign, the activists placed a sign indicating that the unique Kyzyltas petroglyphs were included in the list of protected historical and cultural sites of local significance.