A Historical Study of the Petroglyphs of Negaran Valley in Nahuk, Saravan

Petroglyphs and pictographs are the first reflection of the thoughts and ideas of mankind on rock. They represent social and natural history thoughts and are available all over the world, including Balouchestan. The aim of this paper is to study the petroglyphs of Negaran Valley in Nahuk district in Saravan township collected through a descriptive-analyrical method. The results showed that the stone engravings of this valley represent animal, human, plant, images and tools which suggest that in the past, tribes who were engaged in stockbreeding lived in the Negaran valley.