Ancient petroglyphs of the Altai Mountains as an object of art interpretation

The article raises the question of the development of one of the aspects of regional art culture of Altai. Its role in the development and formation of the entire civilization. The author considers the ancient petroglyphs of the Altai Mountains not only as an object of study for specialists in the field of archaeology, history, and cultural studies, but, above all, as an art object. Actualizes the problem of the Genesis and functions of the petroglyphic phenomenon.