Prehistoric Rock Art in Iran (PETROGLYPHS)
Rock Arts and Rock Museums
Rock arts or petroglyphs are the oldest historical traces left behind from the ancient men. In other words, these rock arts vividly represent the very basis of the creation of secret writing systems, how to convey messages, the origin of language, history, myths and human cultures. The number of these arts amounts to twenty one thousand in the region of Khomein, some of them dated at about 4000 years ago.( Perfessor Marcel Ot) Man has not been able to discover such historical phenomena with such an antiquity up to now.
To eternalize the introvert ideas by observable evidents, the Man started to inscribe. He invented Hieroglyphs to show the realities of his life in forms of his and his companion’s lives, the environment, beliefs, rituals, magical dances, fighting and hunting occasions to communicate. On the other hand he started to create icons and symbols regarding his own current surroundings. Increasing sociological and psychological needs persuaded him to create simple images toward the creation of images that could express his own thoughts. more...