Kazakhstan - Petroglyph Site of Sauyskandyk (XVIII BC – III AD)

Petroglyph Site of Sauyskandyk is situated on the lower reaches of the Syrdarya River on the territory of the Shielinskiy District of Kyzylorda Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The site is situated 50 km to the north from the village of Enbekshi and 3,5 km from the route between the villages of Shieli and Taykonyr on the western end of the Karatau Mountains. The site is situated on both sides of the little mountain river of Bala Sauyskankyk between Ulken Sauyskankyk and Bala Sauyskankyk. Karatau Mountains has multiple water sources. Due to this factor the region was always a favorable area for different communication roads between Margiana and Bactria, Northern Iran, Western and Central Kazakhstan, and Ural Region. These multiple contacts have left numerous traces on the material culture of the region.