Rock Paintings of Mandela Mountains
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Rock Paintings of Mandela Mountains (simplified Chinese: 曼德拉山岩画; traditional Chinese: 曼德拉山岩畫; pinyin: Màndélāshān Yánhuà), also known as Mandela Mountains' Rock Paintings[4] or Rock Paintings Group of Mandela Mountains (曼德拉山岩画群),[5] are images carved into the Mandela Mountains (曼德拉山),[6] covering an area of 18 square kilometers,[7] with over 6,000 paintings.[8]
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Location | Mandela Mountains, Inner Mongolia[1] |
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Periods | Neolithic to Qing dynasty[2] |
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Discovered | March 1986[3] |
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Rock Paintings of Mandela Mountains, reputed to be the "living fossil of the art world" (美术世界活化石),[9] spans from the Neolithic to Qing dynasty and cover hunting, grazing, sun, moon and stars.[10]