The Nakhchivan rock signs were found in 2016 at between the villages of Ərəfsə and Milax in the Culfa region of Azerbaijan.Bahşeliyev, E., Bahşeliyev, V. (2019). “Urartu Devleti’nin Güney Kafkasya Politikasında Nahçıvan’nın yeri”, AMİSOS, 4, 15-45.
Description Three rock signs were found in Agsal. A common feature of the rock sign drainage channels is that they are directed towards the canyon, indicating the possibility of fluid flow from them. The presence of rock marks on the graves suggests that some of them were used for cult purposes. The fact that the graves are next to the rock signs and some rock signs are used as wishing wells Belli, O. (2010). Urartu Kaleleri’n deki Anıtsal Kaya işaretleri” - “Monumentale Felszeiehen im Bereich urartäischer Festungsanlagen”, Anadolu Araştırmaları, 11, 2010, p 84 supports this view. It is interesting that around the Agsal rock shields there is a wishing tree that is visited by today's villagers.
Signs such as those found in Nakhchivan are very common in Southern Azerbaijan and Eastern Anatolia.Konyar, E. (2006). “An Ethno-Archaeological Approach to the ‘Monumental Rock Signs’ in Eastern Anatolia”, Colloquium Anatolicum, V, 113-126.Konyar, E. (2008). “Urartu Coğrafyasında Anıtsal Kaya işaretleri: İşlevleri Üzerine Etno-Arkeolojik Bir Yaklaşım”, Muhibbe Darğa Armağanı. İstanbul, 311-320.
See also Cup and ring mark Gezer References
Further reading
External links Urartu dövlətinin Cənubi Qafqaz siyasətindən bəhs edən monoqrafiya təqdim olunub AMEA Naxçıvan Bölməsinin Tarix, Etnoqrafiya və Arxeologiya İnstitutunda Urartu dövlətinin Cənubi Qafqaz siyasətindən bəhs edən monoqrafiya təqdim olunub