GOBUSTAN NATURE RESERVE

GOBUSTAN NATURE RESERVE

Gobustan – an open-air museum, historical reserve – is located to the south of the city of Ba- ku. Gobustan was the residence of primifive people, as evidenced by rock painfings – petro- glyphs. Cave painfings help us understand the life style, tradifions, customs, and culture of primifive people. Archaeologists managed to find more than 6 thousand drawings on 1000 rocks, caves, sites, as well as many items of material culture. The most ancient finds belong to the Mesolithic age. The reserve also draws a5enfion to the fact that an inscripfion of 6 li- nes, which was made by the Romans was found here. The inscripfion refers to 81 – 96 years of our era – the reign of Emperor Domifian. There are the first stone musical instruments – Gavaldash in Gobustan. They are at the foot of the mountains. Tapping on them with a small stone, you get various clear sounds, reminiscent of a drum, naghara. An excursion to Gobus- tan begins with an interacfive museum. There are several themafic halls in the museum and with the help of touch screens you can get acquainted with the fauna, flora of that fime, la- bor tools and mock-ups of primifive people. Gobustan takes a place in the list of the World Cultural Heritage of UNESCO