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Rockart culture in Iran Dating back to 40 thousands years ago[1], rockart relics can be realized as the most historical and ancient works of art signifying the mysterious past of different inhabitants of different areas. They are gates to the late times letting us study the history of scripts, art, language, atmosphere ,myths, culture, and more importantly the thinking styles of those people. So scientists are trying to discover and study these relics. Rockart might be one of the the sole incarnation arts that expands its borders beyond cultures, genes, and geographical boundaries. Rockart souvenirs are fresh proofs that apply universal and eternal expressions , helping researchers discover reflected  impressions of all time and places. Rockart regions in Ancient Iran  stand for stone books their creators  and artists talk about their lives and their environments through periods of time however mankind could hardly record data. The first signs that present the  developement of writing systems  through Iran’s rockarts. Susa(Iran) and Jiroft(Iran) clay tablets reveal figures, lines, and circles. 1- Discovered cup marks and rings in different areas of Khomein mountains that would have probably been used for calendaring, constellation, orienting, marking masculinity or feminity,  or extracting sacred plants juice, has opened new doors toward  all researchers who survey humanism or related sciences. 2 -These signs represent clues on ancient rituals among pre-Iranian and surrounding neighboring inhabitants including handprints discovered in Timarah that signify  religious applications  resemble those in GhadamGahs[2]. 3- More than 30 inscriptions dating back between 12000 to 250  years ago, discovered in Khomein offer  rare evidences  regarding the developement of writing systems in Iran and include a remarkable portion of Niavaran Cultural Complex (one third) ,discovered in Timarah. Discoveries in Timarah present[3] ancient to modern eras of developement of writing systems from Pictogram to Alphabetic  as primitive Pictographs, Ideograms, Linear[4] (2300 B.C.) or ProtoElamite, signs of old Elamite inscriptions, Pahlevic alphabet, Arabic alphabet(1100 A.D.), Kufi alphabet, and establishment of [modern] Farsi alphabet  since 250 years ago[5]. The author managed to discover these, and informing the authorities, guiding them to discovery sites. All these have fortunately been casted under the supervision of the director of Iran center of inscription studies, Dr. Rasoul Bashash and cooperation of Iran Cultural Heritage Organization. The castings are kept in Niavaran cultural complex. 4- These signs represent clues on ancient rituals among pre-Iranian and surrounding neighboring inhabitants including handprints  discovered in Timarah that signify  religious applications  resemble those in GhadamGahs. 5- Mountains around Khomein hold up to 31 sites that embrace  an estimated number of 21000 cases of rockart of Timarah[6]. Undiscovered aspects of these creations await systematic survey of experts  so that the light of knowledge will reveal hidden facets of ancient Iran’s history.

________________________________________ [1] - Marcel Ott, Professor of Prehistoric at Liege university(Belgium) and the correspondent of Cultural Heritage Agency. [2] - A Ghadmgah is a highly respected place that surrounding inhabitants believe represents physical or spiritual  evidences  of  a sacred soul or entity [3] - The discovery of the oldest inscriptions in Iran by the writer. See the booklet of inauguration of  the Garden of Inscriptions by Iran center of  inscription studies, located in Niavaran Cultural Complex(25 Jan, 2008). [4] - The discovery of the oldest inscriptions in Iran by the writer. See the booklet of inauguration of  the Garden of Inscriptions by Iran center of  inscription studies, located in Niavaran Cultural Complex(25 Jan, 2008). [5] - According to linguists, the development of writing systems are as follows: Pictographic,Logographic,Ideographic,syllabic, and alphabetic [6] - For more information please refer to “Iran’s Rockart” by the writer. [7]- http://www.homayen.com/ [8] -http://www.iranrockart.com