Some results of the 2023 field study of the earliest petroglyphs in the flooded part of the bank of the Oglakhty rock massif

The article presents some results of the 2023 field study of the earliest images of the Oglakhty I rock art site located on the shoreline of the Krasnoyarsk reservoir. Despite the fact that the earliest petroglyphs are also represented at other Oglakhty locations that are not subject to flooding, the greatest concentration of the earliest rock carvings, compactly located on a small area, is recorded here. Petroglyphs of Oglakhty I are almost always under water, with the exception of rare field seasons, for example 1990. The rest of the time, the study is carried out directly from the boat, and only those single panels are studied that are accessible for a short period due to fluctuations in the water level. At the beginning of the 2023 field season, the entire location of Oglakhty I was available for study, but by July it was already flooded. In the course of field work, panels 91 and 92 were cleared from under large blocks and small debris and sand deposits. A thorough washing of the panels was also performed, which made it possible to remove a dense layer of dead algae and prepare the pictorial surfaces for redocumentation. Descriptions, photo-fixation and three-dimensional visualization ofpetroglyphs of each panel were performed according to a single standard. It was possible to identify engraved details and new images that had not been recorded by researchers before. Two large panels 39 and 45, where large expressive images of deer in the Minusinsk style were previously presented, can be considered practically destroyed. During the field work, a fragment of rock was recorded, where the images from panel 41 were revealed. This panel was already considered lost in 2022.