Iconic Objects of the Sunduki Mountain Range — Ancient Observatories or a Creation of Natural Wonder?

The Sunduki Mountain Range is often referred to the region of the most ancient pyramids and mystical objects of worship, as well as sacred places of Power and, of course, the most ancient observatories like Stonehenge. Petroglyphs marking iconic astronomical objects date back to the Upper Paleolithic period (from 50000 to 10000 years ago). Archaeoastronomy can answer the question whether these objects are a part of the natural mountain range, or of anthropogenic origin and carry astronomical significance and symbolism. Archaeostronomical research of objects involving experts in geodetic surveillance was previously conducted under the guidance of the famous archaeologist V.E.Larichev. On the other hand, such a multifaceted object as Sunduki was lacking attention of geologists for more than 30 years. The geological studies conducted during the 2nd Field Workshop on Archaeoastronomy showed that the alleged archaeoastronomical objects of the Sunduki mountain area and Tarping Mountain are in fact of natural origin, which is associated with the characteristics of the rock formation in these particular locations and the processes of the rock surface destruction due to weathering and erosion.

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