Belomorsk Petroglyphs

Petroglyphs are images of animals, birds, fish, boats, people and strange signs carved on the surface of coastal cliffs, composed of granites. The patterns were knocked out by quartz chippers to a depth of 2-3 mm. Ancient cave paintings are one of the most valuable archaeological sites. They are known on all continents of our planet. According to current estimates, in the world the total number of drawings on the rocks reaches 20 million figures, which are concentrated in more than 20 thousand sites in 78 countries. The White Sea petroglyphs are outstanding monuments that are world famous. "Stone Chronicle", "Stone Age Bible" - this is how they are characterized by researchers. Ultimately, the value of Karelian petroglyphs is comparable to such monuments as Kizhi and Kalevala runes. The address: Republic of Karelia, Belomorsk, st. Oktyabrskaya, 5 a Location Type: rocks, cave paintings, water, forest Airspace: No limits Administrative submission: Administration of the Belomorsky municipal district Republic of Karelia, Belomorsk, st. Leninsky, 9 Head of Administration - Alexei Andreevich Ukhanov Phone: 8 (81437) 2-10-50, 8 (81437) 5-10-50 Fax: 2-14-65, 8 (81437) 5-14-65 belkaradm@belomorsk-mo.ru