Avar? Rock Carving at Seljek, Siberia

[Druzhina]

A drawing of an Avar? Rock Carving at Seljek, Siberia
Notes and a drawing of Avar Heavy Cavalry by Ian Heath based on the Seljek carving

Does anyone have a photo of the actual rock-carving?

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A drawing of an Avar? Rock Carving at Seljek, Siberia
Notes and a drawing of Avar Heavy Cavalry by Ian Heath based the Seljek carving

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[H. İhsan Erkoç]

I always thought those rock drawings were made by the Yenisei Kyrgyz.

[Temüjin]

which is more likely. the idea that it might be avar is from the time back when the avar/rouran migration theory was still very popular amongst western scholars.

[Druzhina]

Dec 30, 2013 12:47:22 GMT 3 H. İhsan Erkoç said:

I always thought those rock drawings were made by the Yenisei Kyrgyz.

David Nicole (referencing Khudyakov) in Attila and the Nomad Hordes says Kirghiz, 11th-12th century.
I have also seen dates of 6th-7th century.

I found a book by a Khudyakov on Google Books, in Russian, but with no preview. Are there any papers, books etc available on the net on this?

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[H. İhsan Erkoç]

Indeed. And the region did not have any significant Rouran settlement at that time.