G V Kubarev
Biographic Data
| ID | 1913192 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G V Kubarev |
| GIVEN NAMES | G V |
| FAMILY NAME | Kubarev |
| SIGNATURE | KUBAREV G V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6376-4153 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Deer Stone from Mezhelik (Eastern Altai)
This article gives a description and comprehensive interpretation of a new deer stone discovered by the author at the Mezhelik site near the village of Ulagan in the Eastern Russian Altai (Ulagan District of the Altai Republic). This statuary monument was reused as a stone sculpture in the Early Middle Ages and was set up near a Turkic memorial enclosure. It shows a necklace of pecked holes, and images of a boar and curled feline predator (?) in …
Study of Turkic Sculptures of the Altai in 2025
This article presents the study of Turkic sculptures from the Altai as a part of work on creating a catalog of these monuments. The study was aimed at finding and analyzing the sculptures which are still in their original locations and at discovering new ones, and covered almost the entire Altai Republic. The authors located and analyzed the Turkic sculptures which were previously known only from descriptions and sketches by the early Altai explo…
Historiography of Early Medieval Sculptures of Altai
This paper deals with the history of the study of early medieval sculptures of Altai, which dates back more than two hundred years. They conditionally distinguish three periods in their study: 1 – the beginning of the XVIII – 60-s of the XIX century; 2 – 1860s – 1920s; 3 – 1920s – up to the present. If in the first period the participants of ore-prospecting parties and the first natural-scientific expeditions simply recorded stone sculptures, the…
Jinshan 金山 — The Tugu Turks’ Ancestral Home
According to the Chinese sources, the Turks’ ancestral home is the Golden Mountains/Jinshan, but opinions on their exact localization are divided. In the mid-18th century, French orientalist J. Deguignes was the first to express an opinion about Altai ancestral home of the Tugu Turks. In the 19th–20th centuries, his opinion was supported by Western European sinologists St. Julien and Liu- Mao-tsai. The founder of Russian Chinese studies N. Ya. Bi…
New Turkic Sculptures in Central Altai
The article focuses on comprehensive analyses of four new Turkic statues from the territory of the Ongudai and Ust-Kan districts of the Altai Republic and introduction of the new data into scientific circulation. All the sculptures have been relocated from their original places and, as a rule, were discovered in the course of agricultural works. The analysis of these sculptures by the author was possible thanks to the information provided by a lo…
Ornamented stirrup from the elite early Medieval burial at Balyk-Sook (Central Altai)
The article presents an ornamented iron stirrup from a rich and noble early Medieval burial in the Balyk-Sook area in the central part of the Russian Altai. This burial is unique not only for South Siberia, but also for neighbor-ring regions, as within it, with the warrior, four horses and protective armour were found. During the course of restoration work, it was established that the arcs and the plate loop of the stirrup were originally gilded …
Early Medieval Memorial Enclosures in Semirechye
This article for the first time reproduces and comprehensively interprets the data of excavated memorial enclosures of the early Middle Ages on the territory of Semirechye – southeastern part of Kazakhstan. Two memorial complexes of Karakystak 18 and Ulken Kakpak essentially complement the corpus of similar excavated monuments of Semirechye. The analysis of both constructive features of the memorial monuments and accompanying inventory is underta…
Tamga Signs on a Silver Vessel from Yustyd (South Altai)
The author for the first time reproduces and interprets the tamga-like and other signs on the silver vessel, found by V.D. Kubarev in 1976 in the early medieval memorial enclosure in the valley of the river Yustyd in the South Altai. In all 12 signs were carved on the vessel, half of them make two groups. One of them includes the tamgas of the Ashina dynasty Turks-togyu in the form of a goat figure, the other is the Karluk tamgas shaped as an acu…
Early Medieval Burial near the Bolshaya Tavdinskaya Cave (Northern Altai)
The article focuses on the publication of early medieval burial materials near the Bolshaya Tavdinskaya Cave in the downstream section of Katun River in Altai. The burial was made according to the rite of inhumation accompanied by a horse under a mound with crepida (base of large stones). The buried teenager’s head was oriented to the east with a slight deviation to the north, but the accompanying horse—in the opposite direction. The representati…
Study of Petroglyphs in the Lower Reaches of the Chuya River in the Altai
This article describes the results of author’s work on searching, copying, and interpreting new petroglyphs and inscriptions in the lower reaches of the Chuya River (Ongudaysky District of the Altai Republic) as well as documenting engraved images at the well-known petroglyphic site of Kalbak-Tash I. Despite over a century of studying the petroglyphs at Kalbak-Tash and its monographic publications by V.D. Kubarev, the surfaces with engraved drawi…
A Runic Inscription at Sarykoby (Southeastern Altai)
This article introduces our reading and interpretation of a recently discovered runic inscription found at the petroglyphic site Sarykoby, in the northern spurs of the Saylyugem Range in the Chuya steppe, southeastern Altai. The inscription belongs to a large composition with unusual representations. It consists of two lines with 2I and 13 characters. After discussing several variants of translation, we have selected the most plausible ones. The …
Engravings of the Scythian Period from Kalbak-Tash I
Archaeological Survey in Central and Southeastern Altai
Old Turkic Stone Enclosures at Kyzyl-Shin, Southeastern Altai
This study outlines the results of excavations of fi ve Old Turkic stone enclosures (No. 1, 6, 9, 12, and 18) at a funerary and memorial complex Kyzyl-Shin, in the Kosh-Agachsky District of the Altai Republic. Due to soil conditions and to the presence of air in some offering chambers, unique artifacts were discovered––a wooden box, wooden dishes, armor plates, etc. These fi nds extend our knowledge of Old Turkic offerings and the Turkic ritualis…
Old Turkic Statues from Apshiyakta, Central Altai
Old Turkic statues discovered by the author near Apshiyakta on the Middle Chuya River, Central Altai, have no parallels either in the Altai or in adjacent regions. They show two vertically arranged faces on the same facet of the statue—that of a man and that of a woman below. The woman wears a tricorn headdress. The statues are described with regard to several other Old Turkic female sculptures from Central Asia. Previous attempts at interpretati…
A Runic Inscription at Kalbak-Tash II, Central Altai, with Reference to the Location of the Az Tribe
The article introduces and interprets a new runic inscription found at the Kalbak-Tash II petroglyphic site in Central Altai. Whereas the adjacent petroglyphic site, Kalbak-Tash I, is the largest collection of Old Turkic runic texts in the Altai Republic and in Russia at large, Kalbak-Tash II has so far yielded only one such inscription, consisting of seven characters. Professor Marcel Erdal has suggested its transliteration, translation, and com…
Inscriptions in Uyghur Writing and Runic Characters from the Urkosh Area (Central Altai)1
The authors interpret and introduce for scientific use two previously unknown Runic inscriptions and one inscription in the Uyghur writing found on the rocks of the Urkosh area in Central Altai. The Uyghur writing in black paint is the only find of such a kind in the whole region. It was created not earlier than the 10th century. The Runic characters could be dated back to the 8th–9th centuries. The supreme power-holders or tribal leaders are men…
Ancient Turkic statues
Inscriptions in Uyghur Writing and Runic Characters from the Urkosh Area (Central Altai)1
The authors interpret and introduce for scientific use two previously unknown Runic inscriptions and one inscription in the Uyghur writing found on the rocks of the Urkosh area in Central Altai. The Uyghur writing in black paint is the only find of such a kind in the whole region. It was created not earlier than the 10th century. The Runic characters could be dated back to the 8th–9th centuries. The supreme power-holders or tribal leaders are men…
Ornamented stirrup from the elite early Medieval burial at Balyk-Sook (Central Altai)
The article presents an ornamented iron stirrup from a rich and noble early Medieval burial in the Balyk-Sook area in the central part of the Russian Altai. This burial is unique not only for South Siberia, but also for neighbor-ring regions, as within it, with the warrior, four horses and protective armour were found. During the course of restoration work, it was established that the arcs and the plate loop of the stirrup were originally gilded …
Old Turkic Statues from Apshiyakta, Central Altai
Old Turkic statues discovered by the author near Apshiyakta on the Middle Chuya River, Central Altai, have no parallels either in the Altai or in adjacent regions. They show two vertically arranged faces on the same facet of the statue—that of a man and that of a woman below. The woman wears a tricorn headdress. The statues are described with regard to several other Old Turkic female sculptures from Central Asia. Previous attempts at interpretati…
Old Turkic Stone Enclosures at Kyzyl-Shin, Southeastern Altai
This study outlines the results of excavations of fi ve Old Turkic stone enclosures (No. 1, 6, 9, 12, and 18) at a funerary and memorial complex Kyzyl-Shin, in the Kosh-Agachsky District of the Altai Republic. Due to soil conditions and to the presence of air in some offering chambers, unique artifacts were discovered––a wooden box, wooden dishes, armor plates, etc. These fi nds extend our knowledge of Old Turkic offerings and the Turkic ritualis…
Ancient Turkic statues
Ancient Turkic statues
Inscriptions in Uyghur Writing and Runic Characters from the Urkosh Area (Central Altai)1
The authors interpret and introduce for scientific use two previously unknown Runic inscriptions and one inscription in the Uyghur writing found on the rocks of the Urkosh area in Central Altai. The Uyghur writing in black paint is the only find of such a kind in the whole region. It was created not earlier than the 10th century. The Runic characters could be dated back to the 8th–9th centuries. The supreme power-holders or tribal leaders are men…
A Runic Inscription at Kalbak-Tash II, Central Altai, with Reference to the Location of the Az Tribe
The article introduces and interprets a new runic inscription found at the Kalbak-Tash II petroglyphic site in Central Altai. Whereas the adjacent petroglyphic site, Kalbak-Tash I, is the largest collection of Old Turkic runic texts in the Altai Republic and in Russia at large, Kalbak-Tash II has so far yielded only one such inscription, consisting of seven characters. Professor Marcel Erdal has suggested its transliteration, translation, and com…
Old Turkic Statues from Apshiyakta, Central Altai
Old Turkic statues discovered by the author near Apshiyakta on the Middle Chuya River, Central Altai, have no parallels either in the Altai or in adjacent regions. They show two vertically arranged faces on the same facet of the statue—that of a man and that of a woman below. The woman wears a tricorn headdress. The statues are described with regard to several other Old Turkic female sculptures from Central Asia. Previous attempts at interpretati…
Archaeological Survey in Central and Southeastern Altai
Old Turkic Stone Enclosures at Kyzyl-Shin, Southeastern Altai
This study outlines the results of excavations of fi ve Old Turkic stone enclosures (No. 1, 6, 9, 12, and 18) at a funerary and memorial complex Kyzyl-Shin, in the Kosh-Agachsky District of the Altai Republic. Due to soil conditions and to the presence of air in some offering chambers, unique artifacts were discovered––a wooden box, wooden dishes, armor plates, etc. These fi nds extend our knowledge of Old Turkic offerings and the Turkic ritualis…
Engravings of the Scythian Period from Kalbak-Tash I
A Runic Inscription at Sarykoby (Southeastern Altai)
This article introduces our reading and interpretation of a recently discovered runic inscription found at the petroglyphic site Sarykoby, in the northern spurs of the Saylyugem Range in the Chuya steppe, southeastern Altai. The inscription belongs to a large composition with unusual representations. It consists of two lines with 2I and 13 characters. After discussing several variants of translation, we have selected the most plausible ones. The …
Early Medieval Burial near the Bolshaya Tavdinskaya Cave (Northern Altai)
The article focuses on the publication of early medieval burial materials near the Bolshaya Tavdinskaya Cave in the downstream section of Katun River in Altai. The burial was made according to the rite of inhumation accompanied by a horse under a mound with crepida (base of large stones). The buried teenager’s head was oriented to the east with a slight deviation to the north, but the accompanying horse—in the opposite direction. The representati…
Study of Petroglyphs in the Lower Reaches of the Chuya River in the Altai
This article describes the results of author’s work on searching, copying, and interpreting new petroglyphs and inscriptions in the lower reaches of the Chuya River (Ongudaysky District of the Altai Republic) as well as documenting engraved images at the well-known petroglyphic site of Kalbak-Tash I. Despite over a century of studying the petroglyphs at Kalbak-Tash and its monographic publications by V.D. Kubarev, the surfaces with engraved drawi…
Tamga Signs on a Silver Vessel from Yustyd (South Altai)
The author for the first time reproduces and interprets the tamga-like and other signs on the silver vessel, found by V.D. Kubarev in 1976 in the early medieval memorial enclosure in the valley of the river Yustyd in the South Altai. In all 12 signs were carved on the vessel, half of them make two groups. One of them includes the tamgas of the Ashina dynasty Turks-togyu in the form of a goat figure, the other is the Karluk tamgas shaped as an acu…
Early Medieval Memorial Enclosures in Semirechye
This article for the first time reproduces and comprehensively interprets the data of excavated memorial enclosures of the early Middle Ages on the territory of Semirechye – southeastern part of Kazakhstan. Two memorial complexes of Karakystak 18 and Ulken Kakpak essentially complement the corpus of similar excavated monuments of Semirechye. The analysis of both constructive features of the memorial monuments and accompanying inventory is underta…
Jinshan 金山 — The Tugu Turks’ Ancestral Home
According to the Chinese sources, the Turks’ ancestral home is the Golden Mountains/Jinshan, but opinions on their exact localization are divided. In the mid-18th century, French orientalist J. Deguignes was the first to express an opinion about Altai ancestral home of the Tugu Turks. In the 19th–20th centuries, his opinion was supported by Western European sinologists St. Julien and Liu- Mao-tsai. The founder of Russian Chinese studies N. Ya. Bi…
New Turkic Sculptures in Central Altai
The article focuses on comprehensive analyses of four new Turkic statues from the territory of the Ongudai and Ust-Kan districts of the Altai Republic and introduction of the new data into scientific circulation. All the sculptures have been relocated from their original places and, as a rule, were discovered in the course of agricultural works. The analysis of these sculptures by the author was possible thanks to the information provided by a lo…
Ornamented stirrup from the elite early Medieval burial at Balyk-Sook (Central Altai)
The article presents an ornamented iron stirrup from a rich and noble early Medieval burial in the Balyk-Sook area in the central part of the Russian Altai. This burial is unique not only for South Siberia, but also for neighbor-ring regions, as within it, with the warrior, four horses and protective armour were found. During the course of restoration work, it was established that the arcs and the plate loop of the stirrup were originally gilded …
Deer Stone from Mezhelik (Eastern Altai)
This article gives a description and comprehensive interpretation of a new deer stone discovered by the author at the Mezhelik site near the village of Ulagan in the Eastern Russian Altai (Ulagan District of the Altai Republic). This statuary monument was reused as a stone sculpture in the Early Middle Ages and was set up near a Turkic memorial enclosure. It shows a necklace of pecked holes, and images of a boar and curled feline predator (?) in …
Study of Turkic Sculptures of the Altai in 2025
This article presents the study of Turkic sculptures from the Altai as a part of work on creating a catalog of these monuments. The study was aimed at finding and analyzing the sculptures which are still in their original locations and at discovering new ones, and covered almost the entire Altai Republic. The authors located and analyzed the Turkic sculptures which were previously known only from descriptions and sketches by the early Altai explo…
Historiography of Early Medieval Sculptures of Altai
This paper deals with the history of the study of early medieval sculptures of Altai, which dates back more than two hundred years. They conditionally distinguish three periods in their study: 1 – the beginning of the XVIII – 60-s of the XIX century; 2 – 1860s – 1920s; 3 – 1920s – up to the present. If in the first period the participants of ore-prospecting parties and the first natural-scientific expeditions simply recorded stone sculptures, the…
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