Investigation And Research On Rock Paintings In The Altai Mountains And Tianshan Mountains In Xinjiang

Xinjiang is one of the world found rock paintings the largest number, the earliest record of one of the areas. Located in the hinterland of asia-europe strategy in Xinjiang and the conjugate of the silk road crossroads, since the ancient times is a multi-ethnic gather integration and for "everybody", have Serbs Rouzhi, Wusun, the Tuns, Xianbei, supple, Turkey, Uighur, Mongolia and other peoples in the blend and thrive. Tianshan mountains is2500kilometers long, more than2500km, in length of1500km within the territory of Xinjiang. Mountain area valley and mountain basin. Either from the perspective of the east Tianshan mountain of Hami headland to Tex valley, or from KuLuKe to Bogurda, has the rich rock-art heritage. Especially is listed as one of the world heritage list of culture in the north of the Tianshan mountains, Altai hill south of the border area, due to there are mountains and rivers basin, abundant pasture, and left a rich rock-art heritage.The author through field archaeology investigation and research on the region, many times won the Altai region rock art paintings precious firsthand information and Tianshan region. As early nomadic culture of the art language, Altai paintings and the Tianshan area rock contains very rich historical and cultural information, is an ancient civil unique ways of historical records, first is painted carved on the rock of history, and is a supplement to written materials. Altai mountains and Tianshan region’s paintings with "a huge number, wide and varied, rich subject matter, content is various", the rock art in China and the world has an extremely important position and is extremely unique charm. Rock paintings of the subjects involved in all kinds of animals, more primitive hunting and animal husbandry, national character, clothing, reproduction worship, war chariots and horses, sacrifice a wizard, etc.Thesis is divided into five chapters, respectively from the preface, Altai region in west Tianshan rock art research and analysis, rock art research, east Tianshan region paintings research analysis, Altai mountains and Tianshan area rock evolution and its related problem to discuss the archaeological investigation and research. The author selected the Altai Mountains and Tianshan mountain area a few representative rock group as the main research object. Mainly includes:Altai region, the Dulat rock group, Akbarstout rock group, Mayermatuo group; West Tianshan region, the Layout rock group, Karayemule rock group, Nunavulaxt rock group, Valdanokurt rock group, Coolersayee rock group; East Tianshan mountain region eight-wall rock group. Based on the research of the rock group of these areas to the Altai mountains and Tianshan region of paintings to build a framework of time and space.The main research methods paper. First of all, using the method of archaeological stratigraphy and typology study of rock. Now judge rocks morning and evening is the most effective method is to the same rock paintings according to the style characteristics, chiseled method, carved tools, rock sun shades to determine. Then, with the method of archaeology stratigraphy and typology to its amplitude, grouping, stages discussed. Second, through the "trinity" method to determine the absolute s and cultural attributes of the rock. The so-called "trinity", that is, through the rock and the site around the tombs comprehensively considered judgment. Rock paintings of the isolated product appearance is not accidental, it is some important event with a group of culture specific crowd in order to record related to their own lives or sacrificial activities specially carved on the rock of the works. Most of the rock paintings are distributed in black granite mountains south of the leeward facing the sun, rock paintings in the distribution at the foot of the mountain are the river, on both sides of the river there are graves, graves from the place not far can sometimes see site. These three elements appear in almost every rock point crossover, it is enough to explain paintings and burials, and the site is a connection. Thus, by borrowing the known research techniques for surrounding rock in site and tombs unearthed artifacts are studied, then discussed rocks and nationality-belonging problem is by far the most scientific and effective method directly.Rock of Altai mountains and Tianshan region, the earliest, most primitive, most faithfully recorded the ancient hunting era, bronze and Stone Age, and even primitive tribe, primitive society, slave society, feudal society, such as side, hit a ancient times human religious beliefs, aesthetic concepts, evolution, and economic ups and downs, social change, etc., throughout the history of human survival and evolution of social development, is the most important cultural heritage of the early human society and the encyclopedia. Rock paintings has become a collection of fine arts, history, archaeology, military science, geology and so on is a body comprehensive interdisciplinary. Interpretation of rock art, it can not only reveal the ancient ancestors of production mode, economic activity, religion, military thinking, philosophy and aesthetic point of view, as well as the relationship between people and natural environment, but also for studying social history, economic history, fitting, folk culture, religious history, history, art and so on all has important literature value.