Khoit Tsenkher Cave Rock Art
{{Short description|Cave and archaeological site in Mankhan, Khovd, Mongolia}}
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The Khoit Tsenkher Cave Rock Paintings (North Blue Cave Rock Paintings) are found in Mankhan Sum, Khovd Province, Mongolia.
Site description
File:Rock Art around Khoit Tsenkher Cave in Mankhan Khovd 3.jpg
Originating in the Paleolithic period, the rock art found in Khoit Tsenkher Cave includes symbols and animal forms painted from the walls up to the ceiling.[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/935/ Khoit tsenkher cave rock painting - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Stags, buffalo, oxen, ibex, lions, Argali sheep, antelopes, camels, elephants, ostriches, and other animal pictorials are present, often forming a palimpsest of overlapping images. The paintings appear brown or red in color, and are stylistically similar to other Paleolithic rock art from around the world but are unlike any other examples in Mongolia.
World Heritage status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on August 1, 1996 in the Cultural category.[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/935/ Khoit tsenkher cave rock painting - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]
References
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External links
- [https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/935/ Khoit tsenkher cave rock painting - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Accessed 2009-03-02.
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