TY - JFULL AU - Yerbol B. Kairanov and Arnur Zh. Karymsakov PY - 2012/9/ TI - The Influence of Ancient Artifacts on Contemporary Culture (exemplified by the Painting and Sculpture of Kazakhstan) T2 - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SP - 2280 EP - 2287 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/15933 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 68, 2012 N2 - Petroglyphs, stone sculptures, burial mounds, and other memorial religious structures are ancient artifacts which find reflection in contemporary world culture, including the culture of Kazakhstan. In this article, the problem of the influence of ancient artifacts on contemporary culture is researched, using as an example Kazakhstan-s sculpture and painting. The practice of creating petroglyphs, stone sculptures, and memorial religious structures was closely connected to all fields of human existence, which fostered the formation of and became an inseparable part of a traditional worldview. The ancient roots of Saka-Sythian and Turkic nomadic culture have been studied, and integrated into the foundations of the contemporary art of Kazakhstan. The study of the ancient cultural heritage of Kazakhstan by contemporary artists, sculptors and architects, as well as the influence of European art and cultures on the art of Kazakhstan are furthering the development of a new national art. ER -