The Mystery of Onega Petroglyphs in Russian North May be Unveiled

ST. PETERSBURG, Russian Federation - June 2, 2015 - PRLog -- The preparation has begun for filming a documentary movie about ancient stone engravings found on coastal rocks of Lake Onega. These engravings, or petroglyphs, are the least studied archaeological object among all other artifacts of this kind in Russian north. The author and director of the film, Alexander Glazunov, is going to analyze and bring together existing facts in order to create a plausible picture of how these images appeared and what they meant to their creators.

Onega petroglyphs were discovered in 1848, and since then the amount of mysteries that surrounded them has been only growing. Until now the scientists cannot unambiguously interpret the meaning of many pictures made by prehistoric people. "Some archaeologists connect their appearance with the period between two catastrophic earthquakes that shook Lake Onega several thousands year ago and definitely influenced the life and culture of the people of that time," - says Alexander Glazunov, - "but even this does not explain all the facts, including, for example, the discovery of some petroglyphs under the water at a depth of several meters. Based on research made, the level of the Onega bed has never been so high, and it's hardly possible that the ancient people carved the rock under the water."

These and some other questions will be in focus of the forthcoming documentary movie.

Alexander Glazunov is the author of several documentaries about Altai and Kola Peninsula. Some of them are available to everyone for free on YouTube. The film about Onega Petroglyphs is also planned to be released for free. In order to make this possible Alexander has decided to try crowdfunding to finance his work, which gives an opportunity to everyone to support creation of the film. To learn more about this documentary and make a contribution readers can visit "The great mystery of Onega Petroglyphs" project page on IndieGoGo: http://www.indiegogo.com/at/onega-petroglyphs.

The film will be shot on the scenic east coast of Lake Onega, among beautiful northern nature. The release is planned to January 2016. The author will send a personal high-resolution copy of the film to everyone who supports the project - according to the perks description on the film project page.