Pazyryk Culture Up in the Altai

ISBN-13: 9781138315365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 158 str.

Katheryn M. Linduff; Karen S. Rubinson

Opis

This book reconsiders the archaeology of the Pazyryk, the horse-riding people of the Altai mountains who lived in the 4th - 3rd centuries BCE, in light of recent scientific studies and excavations not only in Russia but also Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China, together with new theories of landscape.

 

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The shape of Pazyryk Culture  2. Economic topography in the Pazyryk Culture  3. Social and occupational topography of the Pazyryk Culture: Valedictory use of burials  4. The larger picture: Relationships with Mongolia and China  5. The Pazyryk Culture: Concluding remarks