Afontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4
Afontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4 North Annex · Afontova Site
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Multi-period rock art·🇷🇺 Krasnoyarsk, Afontova Gora, Russia
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About Afontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4
Afontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4 in Krasnoyarsk, Afontova Gora, Russia is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal panel 12 m long × 3 m high and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 56.0230N 92.7350E controls access to Krasnoyarsk resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey rock art for Krasnoyarsk, Afontova Gora, illustrating Multi-period rock art construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Meaning of iconographic motifs
- 02Dating of superimposed phases
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period rock art
- Purpose
- Rock art sanctuary and ritual landscape with petroglyphs/pictographs
- Rediscovered
- 1960 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Afontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4 main structure
c. 1940
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
2000–2015
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Afontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
56.0230° N · 92.7350° E · 360 m · 4 mapped features
Afontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4 — Main Structure
panelPrincipal rock art — Panel 12 m long × 3 m high with diagnostic masonry/panel
56.0238° N · 92.7359° EAfontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
56.0220° N · 92.7343° EAfontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with petroglyph panel extension
56.0245° N · 92.7362° EAfontova Gora II Terrace Hearth 4 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
56.0214° N · 92.7339° E