. ▁The ▁art istic ▁style ▁is ▁much ▁simpler , ▁often ▁consisting ▁of ▁only ▁bel ts , ▁neck laces , ▁ear r ings ▁and ▁faces . ▁ ▁Im ag ery ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁common ▁images ▁that ▁appear ▁in ▁de er ▁stones , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁ways ▁they ▁are ▁presented . ▁ ▁Rein de er ▁Rein de er ▁feature ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁de er ▁stones . ▁ ▁Early ▁stones ▁have ▁very ▁simple ▁images ▁of ▁rein de er , ▁and ▁as ▁time ▁progress es , ▁the ▁designs ▁increase ▁in ▁detail . ▁ ▁A ▁gap ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁years ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁complicated ▁flying ▁rein de er ▁dep iction . ▁ ▁Rein de er ▁are ▁dep icted ▁as ▁flying ▁through ▁the ▁air , ▁rather ▁than ▁merely ▁running ▁on ▁land . ▁ ▁P iers ▁V ite b sky ▁writes , ▁" The ▁rein de er ▁is ▁dep icted ▁with ▁its ▁neck ▁out st retch ed ▁and ▁its ▁legs ▁fl ung ▁out ▁fore ▁and ▁a ft , ▁as ▁if ▁not ▁merely ▁gal lop ing ▁but ▁le aping ▁through ▁the ▁air ." ▁The ▁ant lers , ▁sometimes ▁appearing ▁in ▁pairs , ▁have ▁become ▁extremely ▁orn ate , ▁util izing ▁vast ▁spir al ▁designs ▁that ▁can ▁en comp ass ▁the ▁entire ▁de er . ▁These ▁ant lers ▁sometimes ▁hold ▁a ▁sun ▁disc ▁or ▁other ▁sun - related ▁image . ▁ ▁Other ▁art work ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁further ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁rein de