ation , ▁e . g . ▁a ▁t iger ▁confront ing ▁a ▁horse ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁earth ly ▁activity . ▁ ▁We ap ons ▁and ▁tools ▁ ▁We ap ons ▁and ▁tools ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁throughout ▁all ▁the ▁stones , ▁though ▁weapons ▁make ▁a ▁strong ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Say an - Al ta i ▁stones . ▁B ows ▁and ▁dag gers ▁c rop ▁up ▁frequently , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁typical ▁Bron ze - Age ▁implements , ▁such ▁as ▁fire - star ters ▁or ▁ch ari ot ▁re ins . ▁The ▁appearance ▁of ▁these ▁tools ▁helps ▁date ▁the ▁stones ▁to ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Age . ▁ ▁Pattern s ▁Che v ron ▁patterns ▁c rop ▁up ▁occasionally , ▁usually ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁stone . ▁ ▁These ▁patterns ▁can ▁be ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁military ▁shield s , ▁suggesting ▁the ▁stones ' ▁connection ▁to ▁armed ▁conflict . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁che v ron ▁patterns ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁sh aman ic ▁em blem ▁representing ▁the ▁ske leton . ▁ ▁Human ▁faces ▁Human ▁faces ▁are ▁a ▁much ▁r ar er ▁occurrence ▁and ▁are ▁usually ▁car ved ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁stone . ▁ ▁These ▁faces ▁are ▁car ved ▁with ▁an ▁open ▁mouth , ▁as ▁though ▁singing . ▁This ▁also ▁suggests ▁a ▁religious / sh aman istic ▁connection ▁of ▁the ▁de er ▁stone , ▁as ▁vocal ▁expression ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁and ▁important ▁theme ▁in ▁sh aman ism . ▁ ▁Geographic ▁distribution ▁Arch ae olog ists ▁have ▁found ▁over ▁ 1