Russian geoglyph

The stone formation spans 275 meters diagonally, depicting an elk with four legs, two antlers, and an elongated muzzle on the mountain slopes.

Archaeological evidence places the construction between 6000 and 3000 BCE, making it older than Peru's Nazca Lines and other major land art installations.

The geoglyph represents early artistic expressions of ancient civilizations in the Urals region, connected to megalithic cultures that inhabited the area.

Stone walls and passages near the hoof and snout areas indicate complex construction methods, with stones laid in trenches 30 to 40 centimeters deep.

Forty stone tools similar to pickaxes were discovered at the site, revealing advanced construction techniques from the Neolithic or Chalcolithic periods.

GPS coordinates: 54.94250,59.19220

Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:39