Sapa ancient stone field and Museum

Sapa Ancient Rock Field was discovered in 1925 by an archaeological expedition led by archaeologist and Orientalist V. V. Golubev, a French archaeologist of Russian origin. Rather, these stones were lying and none of the local residents were needed until the researcher turned his attention to them. The fact is that on their surface there are ancient images: figures, lines resembling hieroglyphic signs. In total, 200 huge stones were discovered, each of which is described and photographed in detail. The age of these drawings and inscriptions is about 2000 years.

Unfortunately, UNESCO has not yet decided to take this object under protection, and the inscriptions from them gradually disappear, hiding under the art of tourists and local children painted on top of them. So, if you are interested in this place, you should hurry there, otherwise over time there will be nothing left.

Field of ancient stones

Field of ancient stones

Museum

Now as for the field with stones and the museum. All 200 stones are scattered over a large area of the field, but all of them, of course, do not need to be examined, a few closest to the road will suffice. Before going down to the stones in the field, you can visit the free museum. It has photos of archaeological excavations, information with coordinates about each stone, some exhibits from excavations, but unfortunately there is no special useful information. After the museum you can go down the stairs and the path to the field to the stones.