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Chronology and Cultural Affinity of the Kurgan Arzhan-2 Complex According to Archaeological Data

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Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences ((NAIV,volume 42))

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This article presents the study of the famous Scythian monument Arzhan-2 discovered in Central Asia, Tuva Republic, in 2001. The main focus is the analyses of the different archaeological materials including typology, analogy, burial tradition etc to determine the chronological place of this monument in the nomadic world. The analyses of the artifacts is primarily concerned with the horse harness and its comparison with the materials from other monuments located in this region and the neighbouring territories. It is shown that in spite of the originality of the archaeological materials, they reflect the local culture and the earlier Scythian tradition. Thus the Arzhan-2 monument can be associated with the so-called aldy-bel culture dated to the 7th-6th centuries BC.

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  1. The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

    K. V. Chugunov

  2. Germany Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany

    H. Parzinger & A. Nagler

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  1. University of Glasgow, UK

    E. Marian Scott

  2. State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Andrey Yu. Alekseev

  3. Institute of History of Material Culture, RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Ganna Zaitseva

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Chugunov, K.V., Parzinger, H., Nagler, A. (2004). Chronology and Cultural Affinity of the Kurgan Arzhan-2 Complex According to Archaeological Data. In: Marian Scott, E., Alekseev, A.Y., Zaitseva, G. (eds) Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia. NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2656-0_1

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