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Abstract

The article is dedicated to the results of research conducted in the Jingirdagh-Yazilytepe area, one of the five sites where Gobustan rock carvings were recorded. In the recent years, the development of digital technology has opened up new perspectives for almost all fields of science. In archeology, and especially in the study of rock art, many new, modern and more accurate methods based on IT technologies are used. The main purpose of the project, which was implemented to create a digital database of Gobustan rock carvings, was to document the carved rocks in the Jingirdagh-Yazilytepe area by applying these innovations. The documented materials are intended for scientific as well as management purposes. To achieve these goals, all the rocks had to be photographed, a 3D model had to be made, a recording sheet had to be filled out, GPS coordinates, altitude, dimensions, direction, overlaps of images on the rock had to be determined, and tracing method had to be applied if necessary. As a result of the study, it was planned to create a documentation standard for Gobustan rock images. In addition, taking into account the results of previous studies, the causes of erosion of the images had to be determined, and the effectiveness degree of the erosion types had to be classified. The recording sheet of the petroglyphs contains information about each image on the rocks. Images are marked with “weak”, “moderate” and “strong” according to the degree of lichen and erosion. In addition, the typology of the motif, the maximum dimensions of the image, direction, location on the rock, the depth, width and smoothness of the line are indicated on the recording sheet. As a result of the research conducted over 3 years, 541 new images were recorded in the Jingirdagh-Yazilytepe area, where 877 images were previously found. Of these, 440 were recorded on previously discovered rocks and 101 on 18 rocks found during the study period. Thus, in Jingirdagh-Yazilytepe area, 1347 (877 before the study) rock carvings, signs, holes and cupules were documented and registered on the 164 carved rocks (151 before the study). Furthermore, an archeological monument called Sona Gaya was included in the scientific circulation. The areas of nearby winter pastures were also studied, and several images on the rocks were discovered and registered. The book called "Jingirdagh-Yazilytepe, Sona Gaya petroglyphs corpus" reflecting the results of the research was published.