ABSTRACT Although large number of rock art sites have been identified in Iran, our knowledge about dating of this art has remained very limited. This paper reviews the previous works on dating rock art of Iran. Moreover, using relative dating approaches, the paper discusses possible dating for abstract markings in the rock art of the country. Some petroglyphs carved on an ancient bas-relief and on the walls of ancient constructions of the known age assist us to put some abstract depictions in a historic, particularly, an ‘Islamic’ context. In addition, using ethnographic evidence, the paper discusses the possible function of abstract motifs in the rock art of Iran.

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伊朗岩画中的抽象标记：标记的相对年代和可能的功能

摘要 虽然在伊朗已经确定了大量的岩画遗址，但我们对这种岩画的年代的了解仍然非常有限。本文回顾了以往伊朗岩画测年工作。此外，本文使用相对测年方法讨论了该国岩画中抽象标记的可能测年。一些刻在古老浅浮雕和已知年代的古建筑墙壁上的岩画有助于我们将一些抽象描绘置于历史，特别是“伊斯兰”背景中。此外，本文还利用人种学证据讨论了抽象图案在伊朗岩画中的可能作用。