On October 14, a scientific & practical conference on Chinese rock art was held at 吃瓜官网. The seminar was attended by 26 specialists representing Russian scientific institutions in St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Kazan, Kemerovo, Abakan, Krasnoyarsk, and Blagoveshchensk. In addition, foreign specialists from China, the Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, and Germany participated. The event was organized by the Confucius Institute at the together with the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS.
Two reports were submitted for discussion by the participants. They were based on original materials and the personal impressions of the authors. The first, 鈥淭he Contribution of V. E. Larichev to the Study of Rock Art in Khakassia鈥�, was presented by Elena Miklashevich, Researcher at the Institute of Archeology RAS and Senior Researcher at the Museum-Reserve 鈥淭omsk Pisanitsa鈥�. The second, 鈥淧etroglyphs of Northern China鈥�, was presented by Andrey Varenov, Candidate of Historical Sciences and Associate Professor at the NSU Humanities Institute. This report was prepared together with M. A. Kudinova and A. I. Solovyov.
Dmitry Cheremisin, one of the event organizers, Candidate of Historical Sciences, and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS, talked about the importance of the topic,
Petroglyphs are the most important type of archaeological material. The realities depicted on them help us visualize the culture and life of ancient societies. The subjects and compositions help us reconstruct the spiritual aspect of their lives. Thanks to State grant support and good contacts with Chinese colleagues, a group of our scientists had the rare opportunity to work directly on the most important sites of rock art. The extensive photo archive created by them will serve as a good foundation for future research.
