KULMETOVO DRAWINGS

KULMETOVO DRAWINGS, an archaeological site of the Eneolithic period. It is located on the rocky outcrops of the right bank of the Ai River, 3—4 km to the west from Derevnya Kulmetovo of Kiginsky Raion. Discovered and studied in 1988 by V.N.Shirokov. It consists of three groups of on‑rock images, only one formally studied. The drawings were made in dark lilac paint and are located on the height of 15—18 m above the level of the river (in a small grotto). Anthropomorphic figures (924 cm) predominate, and there are also images of birds (1520 cm), in the center, there are the outlines of an oval and an arc. Fragments of ceramics, tools, and other bronze items were found in the grotto estimated to belong to early Iron Age. Human bone remains were also found. The artifact presents evidence of the existence of a population in the South Ural which practiced rituals associated with hunting.