Author/Authors :
SEVİNDİ, Cemal Atatürk Üniversitesi - Edebiyat Fakültesi - Coğrafya Bölümü, Turkey , TAVUKÇU, Ali Yalçın Atatürk Üniversitesi - Edebiyat Fakültesi - Arkeoloji Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Şirvaz Castle and Rock Arts (Şenkaya-Erzurum)
Abstract :
Rock Arts (Petroglyphs or Pictogram) are kind of cultural heritage values which bring traces of civilization from past to present. Figures which are processed are sometimes rock blocks, cave walls or tombstones on which objects and events symbolize illustrations or advanced hieroglyphs. Rock Arts are considerably valuable because of their clarification of historical background in which they are identified, and they are also valuable in serving cultural tourism in and around their territories. Güreşkenyayla Rock Arts which are located in Senkaya District of Erzurum Province, to be dated 4th century BC due to location features, carry techniques for drawing and contents of figures.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Şirvaz rock arts , Şirvaz castle , Şenkaya , Erzurum.
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Institute Of Fine Arts
