Khavtsgait Petroglyphs

The Khavtsgait petroglyphs are located 30 kilometers from Bulgan soum in Umnugovi aimag. The Khavtsgait petroglyph is elegantly engraved on several rocks on the top of Khavtsgait mountain, which is part of the Gurvan Saikhan Mountain range in the west. Its petroglyphs date from the Late Bronze Age through the early Iron Age (4000-5000 BC).

According to geologists, the Gurvan Saikhan mountain range and Khavtsgait mountain are very young, having formed 400-500 million years ago. Sandstones make up the Khavtsgait mountain range. Because of millions of years of exposure to the blazing sun and strong winds, the granite surfaces of Khavtsgait Mountain are black and simple to draw on with any instrument, creating light markings.

This location has been discovered and examined by petroglyph researchers since 2004. Locals, on the other hand, have known this location for a long time. The adjacent mountains of Khavtsgait are also rich in rock art and petroglyphs.

The engravings range in size from two millimeters to the actual size of horses. The largest sloping flat rock, known as the "Art Gallery," faces southwest. The shape, depiction, talent, and design of the paintings portrayed on that rock may have been done over decades by various persons.

Location: Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, Mongolia