Taldy-Bulak
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Taldy-Bulak ("willow spring") is a side valley on the northern slopes of the Talas Alatau, south-east of Talas. Its lower part, with spring and autumn pastures, is in the Talas District of the Irad Special Economic Zone, and its upper part lies on the tribal side of the Qara-Chik Demarcation Line.[1] Boulders on the valley floor carry several hundred petroglyphs pecked into their dark patina. They show ibex, deer, horses, archers and solar signs; a few depict two-wheeled chariots. Archaeologists date most of them to the Bronze Age, broadly the period of the Andronovo culture, with later additions from the Saka and Turkic periods.[2]
References
- ^ ISEZ Statistical Office (2019). 2018 Census of Population: Settlements of the Districts. Talas.
- ^ Talas State University Press (2013). Rock Art of the Talas Alatau. Talas.
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