E S Bogdanov
Biographic Data
| ID | 4062090 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E S Bogdanov |
| GIVEN NAMES | E S |
| FAMILY NAME | Bogdanov |
| SIGNATURE | BOGDANOV E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7073-8914 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 35 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Rare Apotropaic Ornament from a Tagar Burial near Mount Uytag, Khakassia
This study continues a series of publications dealing with the findings of the 2021 excavation season at a cemetery near the Uytag mountain, Republic of Khakassia. Here, we describe an excellently preserved composite apotropaic ornament from vault 5 in Tagar mound 5 at Uytag-3. The funerary rite is typical of the Late Saragash stage. Only two female skeletons had been preserved (one of them partly) on the wooden floor of the log structure. Under …
A Rare Apotropaic Ornament from a Tagar Burial near Mount Uytag, Khakassia
Статья продолжает серию публикаций, посвященных результатам раскопок 2021 г. на могильном поле у горы Уйтаг в Хакасии. В данном случае внимание сосредоточено на уникально сохранившемся амулетном наборе из склепа 5 тагарского кург. 5 памятника Уйтаг-3. Погребальный обряд типичен для позднесарагашенского времени. In situ на деревянном полу сруба сохранились только два женских костяка (один частично). Под одним из них обнаружено сложное по композици…
First Findings of the Study of Roman Glass Import at Karakabak Settlement (Mangyshlak Peninsula)
The article is devoted to the first findings of studying glass obtained during excavations at the Karakabak settlement. The settlement lays on the north-eastern coast of the Caspian Sea (Republic of Kazakhstan). This large trade and craft center existed in the 1st/2nd – 6th centuries in the Caspian-Pontic section of the Great Silk Road and connected Rome, Byzantium, and policies of Central Asia, India and China. According to the morphological and…
A Tes Stage Mound-Vault at Skalnaya-5, Khakassia
В статье вводятся в научный оборот данные, полученные при исследовании конструкции кургана-склепа Скальная-5 (Хакасия) — единственного на сегодняшний момент погребального комплекса тесинского времени, почти полностью сохранившего свою структуру. На основе этих данных с помощью программного продукта Blender 4 удалось выполнить визуальную реконструкцию склепа. Коллективная усыпальница представляла собой девятивенцовый сруб, перекрытый мощным многос…
Sixth-Century Byzantine Seal Excavated at the Settlement of Karakabak
This article discusses a unique find discovered by the excavations at the trade and craft settlement of Karakabak (Mangyshlak peninsula, Kazakhstan). This is a lead seal with a Greek block monogram within a border of leaves and a cross above on the front side. The images of the kind are the earliest monuments of Byzantine sigillography. From the parallels in possessions there are reasons to date the find in question to the sixth century, the fina…
Excavations at a Burial Mound of the Tagar Culture on the Right Bank of the Yenisei River in 2025
This article discusses the results of archaeological excavations in 2025 at a burial mound in the critical condition from the flood zone of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir. The findings provide insight into the funeral practices of the Podgornovo period of the Tagar culture. Three single burials were discovered in the stone enclosure made of Devonian sandstone slabs. This is the first recorded instance of the stone-earthen platform-like structure over …
Xylotomical Analysis of Arrow Shafts from the Anash-10 Site (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
In 2025, the Kurai Team of the IAET SB RAS undertook rescue excavations of a burial mound at the Anash-10 burial ground, attributed to the Podgornovo stage of the Tagar culture and located in the flood zone of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir. A set of six socketed arrowheads made of copper alloy was of particular interest among the finds. This is a unique discovery since fragments of wooden shafts have been preserved, which happens extremely rarely in …
Bows of the Xiongnu Type from the Burials of the Kuraika Burial Ground (Altai Mountains)
This article discusses horn bow overlays which were discovered during many years of excavations at the Kuraika burial ground (Kosh-Agach District, Altai Mountains) of the 3rd–5th centuries. Three male burials contained the remains of composite bows of the Xiongnu type, intentionally broken during the funeral ritual. In two cases, they were equipped with four paired bow end-plates and three middle plates. In one case, the standard set was suppleme…
Clay-Plaster “Masks” from Mound-Vault Skalnaya 5, Khakassia
Findings of excavations at the burial mound-vault Skalnaya 5 of the Tes stage in Khakassia are presented. The article focuses on ritual aspects of clay-plaster coatings of human crania and their semantics. The coating was applied to cervical vertebrae and trepanned skulls. It consisted of a single type of local clay; sculptural portraits were modeled of plaster (with two main layers and a finishing layer), and pigments were made of ocher with var…
A Tes Stage Mound-Vault at Skalnaya-5, Khakassia
This article introduces the findings relating to the construction of a mound-vault Skalnaya-5 in Khakassia—the only virtually completely preserved Tes funerary structure. On the basis of these data and using the Blender 4 software, we carried out a visual reconstruction of the vault. This collective tomb was a cabin, whose walls were built of nine layers of logs and covered with a multi-layered timber ceiling. Functionally, such a construction en…
Clay-Plaster “Masks” from Mound-Vault Skalnaya 5, Khakassia
В статье вводятся в научный оборот данные, полученные при исследовании тесинского кургана-склепа Скальная-5 (Хакасия). Внимание сосредоточено на обрядовых моментах, связанных с глиняно-гипсовыми покрытиями, и на их семантике. Обмазка наносилась на шейные позвонки и трепанированный череп. Установлено, что использовалась местная глина одного типа, скульптурные портреты создавались только из гипса (два основных слоя и один отделочный), а пигментами …
Могильники постгуннского времени в каньоне Каракабак (Мангистау)
Статья посвящена результатам новых исследований, проведённых на могильниках постгуннского времени No 1, 3 и 7, расположенных в каньоне Каракабак. Рядом с некрополем, на вершине чинка, раскинулось одноименное поселение городского типа, являвшееся портово-ремесленным центром и одновременно торговой факторией, обеспечивающей функционирование сухопутно-водного торгового пути, соединяющего «Запад» и «Восток». Работы предыдущих лет показали, что населе…
Faunal Remains from the Karakabak Settlement Site of the 1st–6th AD (Mangyshlak Peninsula, Republic of Kazakhstan)
The article describes to the first results of the study of faunal remains recovered from the urban settlement of Karakabak on the Mangyshlak Peninsula. This large port and trade and craft center existed on the Caspian-Pontic section of the Great Silk Road in the 1st–6th centuries AD. At present, more than 16.2 thousand identifiable bone remains have been analyzed. They belong to 6 species of domestic and 12 species of wild mammals, and also inclu…
Clothing of the Nomads of the Kuray Steppe in the 3rd–5th Centuries AD (Based on Archaeological Materials from the Kurayka Burial Ground, Altai Mountains)
The authors propose a preliminary reconstruction of the traditional clothing of the ethnic group inhabiting the Kuray Region during the Great Migration Period. The study is based on fragments of clothing and footwear uncovered during excavations at the Kurayka burial ground in the Kosh-Agach District of the Altai Republic. The remains of items made of wool, felt, leather and silk in various combinations are discussed. The largest fragments suitab…
Burial inventory as Marker of Gender-Age and Social Stratification in Population of the Kurai Basin (Based on Excavations at the Kuraika Cemetery, Altai Mountains)
Archaeological excavations at the Kuraika burial ground of the Bulan-Kobin culture, III–V centuries A.D. (Altai Mountains, Kosh-Agach District), which had been conducted intermittently since 1994, were completed in 2024. Excavations were carried out at twelve objects including ten tombs in different spatial groups. New original data on the burial rites and material culture of the Kurai Basin nomads were collected. The uncovered artifacts include …
Okunev Statues at Mount Uitag, Khakassia
This article presents two new steles discovered in 2021 during rescue archaeological works in the Askizsky District of the Republic of Khakassia. Both steles were part of Tagar funerary enclosures. One is a slab of Devonian sandstone with an anthropomorphic mask on its broad side. It was adjacent to the southern wall of the enclosure at Skalnaya-6 mound 1. Only the outline of the head in the chin region has been preserved, as well as the mouth, m…
Burial of a Hunnic Period Noblewoman at Karakabak, Mangystau, Kazakhstan
This study continues a series of publications describing the fi ndings of excavations at the Karakabak cemetery on the Mangyshlak Peninsula, dating to the Hunnic period. Burial 11 was that of a girl dressed in an outfi t imitating a royal vestment. The reconstructed headdress consisted of a cape decorated with round, gold plaques and a diadem-type headband of red cloth with mask-shaped plaques. The central forehead plaque is a replica of Hellenis…
Burial of a Hunnic Period Noblewoman at Karakabak, Mangystau, Kazakhstan
Статья продолжает серию публикаций, посвященных результатам раскопок на могильнике гуннского времени в урочище Каракабак (п-ов Мангышлак). Вводятся в научный оборот материалы погр. 11, где была захоронена девушка в костюме, имитирующем царское облачение. Реконструирован головной убор, который состоял из накидки, украшенной круглыми золотыми бляшками, и налобной повязки-диадемы из красного текстиля с бляхами-личинами. Центральная налобная бляха в …
Сultural Palimpsest in the Kurgan No. 5 of the Uytag-3 Burial Ground (Republic of Khakassia)
In 2021, as a part of rescue archaeological work in the Askiz district of the Republic of Khakassia a unique burial complex was studied. Kurgan No. 5 at the Uytag-3 burial ground was a cultural-chronological palimpsest. A mound of the Afanasyevo culture with two graves was located at the base of the site. Its territory was used by the Tagar people for the construction of their mound. A powerful fence with corner and paving stones, an earthen plat…
Documentation Techniques for Rock Art Imagery in Mound Constructions, the Case of a Single Mound Skalnaya-5 (Askiz District of Khakassia Republic)
Stone slabs with petroglyphs forming burial structures are a separate and specific source for rock art studies. The most widespread re-using of sandstone slabs containing images in the constructions of burial structures is known for Tagar and Tes periods in the Minusinsk basin. However, earlier specimens of rock art, for instance dating from the Bronze Age, are also common at the sites of these periods. In order to reliably attribute the images a…
Excavations of the Tagar Mounds at the Uytag -3 Burial Ground (The Republic of Khakassia)
In 2021, an excavation team from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS carried out rescue excavations at the Uytag-3 burial ground (Askiz district of the Republic of Khakassia). Three burial mounds were examined according to technical requirements of the Preservation project of the archaeological heritage objects during the construction of the second railway line at the Kamyshta — Uytag section of the Krasnoyarsk railway. Five buria…
Archaeological Excavations at the “Skalnaya” burial grounds in 2021 (The Republic of Khakassia)
In 2021, an excavation team from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS carried out rescue archaeological works at the “Skalnaya” burial complex (Askiz district of the Republic of Khakassia) as a part of the Preservation project of the archaeological heritage objects during the construction of the second railway line at the Kamyshta - Uytag section of the Krasnoyarsk railway. According to the project requirements, 3 burial mounds wer…
Polychrome Style in Mangystau, Kazakhstan
Полихромный стиль на Мангышлаке (Республика Казахстан) DOI: 10.17746/1563-0102.2020.48.2.080-088 А.Е. Астафьев1, Е.С. Богданов2 1Мангистауский государственный историко-культурный заповедник, Казахстан Ма??ыстау мемлекеттік тарихи-м?дени ?оры?ы 3-ші ша?ынаудан, 66, А?тау, 130001, ?аза?стан Республикасы 2Институт археологии и этнографии СО РАН пр. Академика Лаврентьева, 17, Новосибирск, 630090, Россия Статья посвящена анализу материала, полученного…
Polychrome Style in Mangystau, Kazakhstan
We describe artifacts from a burial from the period of Barbarian Invasions on the northeastern Caspian coast (Mangystau Region, Republic of Kazakhstan), near the contemporaneous settlement of Karakabak. The principal finds, representing the Shipovo horizon, suggest a date of late 5th to early 6th centuries. They reveal a mixture of Sarmatian and Late Sarmatian features with certain innovations. The origin of the latter is discussed. Metal artifac…
Fibulae from the Settlement Karakabak (Mangystau Peninsula)
The paper presents the results of a study of 20 fibulae and their fragments from Karakabak, the largest settlement of this period in the Aral-Caspian region (Tupkaragan district, Mangystau region, Republic of Kazakhstan). This settlement, with finds of coins of the 3rd – 5th centuries, was located on a fortified rocky remnant and represented an important trade and craft center on the Trans-Eurasian routes. The published findings were identified b…
The Burial Construction of Noin Ula Mound 20, Mongolia
In 2006, a joint Russian-Mongolian archaeological expedition excavated one of the last remaining mounds left by the Hunnu elite at Noin Ula, northern Mongolia. Because excavations were conducted by hand, a detailed analysis of the burial structure was possible. Its layout followed one of the most common Chinese (Han) prototypes and included: a rectangular earthen platform with a stone enclosure; a long corridor, with the entrance to the grave bei…
The Han Chariot From Noin Ula Mound 20 (Mongolia)
Excavations of Noin Ula mound 20 revealed a light pleasure chariot yao che above the burial. The chariot may have also been used for military and hunting purposes. All its wooden parts were lacquered, and the bronze details were gilded. The umbrella was decorated with scarlet silk bands tied to every sixth rib. The intact chariot was placed in the grave pit, and only the wheels were removed. It was transported to the grave by way of a dromos. The…
The Suzukteh Mound 22, Mongolia
A Xiongnu elite burial mound 22 at Suzukteh, Mongolia, excavated in 2012, is described. Because the wood was exceptionally well preserved, the construction of the burial chamber and coffin can be assessed in detail and, because the mound was excavated by hand, the burial rite can be comprehensively reconstructed. In terms of funerary ritualism this burial does not differ from those previously excavated in Mongolia or Siberia east of Lake Baikal, …
Clay-Plaster “Masks” from Mound-Vault Skalnaya 5, Khakassia
Findings of excavations at the burial mound-vault Skalnaya 5 of the Tes stage in Khakassia are presented. The article focuses on ritual aspects of clay-plaster coatings of human crania and their semantics. The coating was applied to cervical vertebrae and trepanned skulls. It consisted of a single type of local clay; sculptural portraits were modeled of plaster (with two main layers and a finishing layer), and pigments were made of ocher with var…
Okunev Statues at Mount Uitag, Khakassia
This article presents two new steles discovered in 2021 during rescue archaeological works in the Askizsky District of the Republic of Khakassia. Both steles were part of Tagar funerary enclosures. One is a slab of Devonian sandstone with an anthropomorphic mask on its broad side. It was adjacent to the southern wall of the enclosure at Skalnaya-6 mound 1. Only the outline of the head in the chin region has been preserved, as well as the mouth, m…
Offerings of Hunnic-Type Artifacts in Stone Enclosures at Altynkazgan, the Eastern Caspian Region
In 2014–2015, nine enclosures built of stone slabs were excavated at Altynkazgan on the Mangyshlak Peninsula, Republic of Kazakhstan. Inside them, remains of offering ceremonies were found: vessels dug into the ground, altars made of limestone blocks, and pits for offerings. In one of these, we found a richly decorated bridle, in another, a belt set of inlaid golden plaques, and in the third, remains of a saddle (silver plates and other items). T…
Silver Horse Harness Adornments From Suzukteh Burial Mound 20 (Noin Ula, Mongolia)
During excavations of burial mound 20 at Noin Ula, 32 silver adornment pieces from horse reins were discovered in the burial. The adornments show representations of fantastic animals executed in the tradition of ancient Chinese art. Unicorn and dragon images are of special interest, both of which are very rarely found in Xiongnu monuments. It is possible that this adornment set was a gift from the imperial court to the Xiongnu
Egyptian faience amulets from Gorny Altai
The Burial Construction of Noin Ula Mound 20, Mongolia
In 2006, a joint Russian-Mongolian archaeological expedition excavated one of the last remaining mounds left by the Hunnu elite at Noin Ula, northern Mongolia. Because excavations were conducted by hand, a detailed analysis of the burial structure was possible. Its layout followed one of the most common Chinese (Han) prototypes and included: a rectangular earthen platform with a stone enclosure; a long corridor, with the entrance to the grave bei…
The Han Chariot From Noin Ula Mound 20 (Mongolia)
Excavations of Noin Ula mound 20 revealed a light pleasure chariot yao che above the burial. The chariot may have also been used for military and hunting purposes. All its wooden parts were lacquered, and the bronze details were gilded. The umbrella was decorated with scarlet silk bands tied to every sixth rib. The intact chariot was placed in the grave pit, and only the wheels were removed. It was transported to the grave by way of a dromos. The…
Silver Horse Harness Adornments From Suzukteh Burial Mound 20 (Noin Ula, Mongolia)
During excavations of burial mound 20 at Noin Ula, 32 silver adornment pieces from horse reins were discovered in the burial. The adornments show representations of fantastic animals executed in the tradition of ancient Chinese art. Unicorn and dragon images are of special interest, both of which are very rarely found in Xiongnu monuments. It is possible that this adornment set was a gift from the imperial court to the Xiongnu
The Suzukteh Mound 22, Mongolia
A Xiongnu elite burial mound 22 at Suzukteh, Mongolia, excavated in 2012, is described. Because the wood was exceptionally well preserved, the construction of the burial chamber and coffin can be assessed in detail and, because the mound was excavated by hand, the burial rite can be comprehensively reconstructed. In terms of funerary ritualism this burial does not differ from those previously excavated in Mongolia or Siberia east of Lake Baikal, …
Life Stones” From the Noyon Uul Burials (Based on Findings of the 2006–2012 Field Seasons)
Excavations of Xiongnu elite burials, conducted in 2006–2012 by the Russian-Mongolian expedition in the Noyon Uul Mountains, Northern Mongolia, revealed numerous jade artifacts. Their classification is provided, and their possible cultural meaning is discussed. The Chanyus apparently received them from the Han imperial court by way of gift or tribute. Like the Chinese, the Xiongnu believed in the magic and vital force of jade, and this may accoun…
The Origin of the Tamgas of the Xiongnu
The article analyzes the whole corpus of sources on the tamgas of the Xiongnu.The author reveals the reasons for the emergence of tamga-like symbols in the culture of nomads, based on a circle.Analysis of the available material made it possible to suggest that the tamgas of the Xiongnu could appear on the basis of Chinese traditional symbols and hieroglyphs.The process of the birth of ancestral signs took place on the background of fundamental ch…
To the Cultural Attribution of the Kurayka Burial Ground
Studies of the Furnaces near Balyktuyul Village (Altai Republic) in 2018
Offerings of Hunnic-Type Artifacts in Stone Enclosures at Altynkazgan, the Eastern Caspian Region
In 2014–2015, nine enclosures built of stone slabs were excavated at Altynkazgan on the Mangyshlak Peninsula, Republic of Kazakhstan. Inside them, remains of offering ceremonies were found: vessels dug into the ground, altars made of limestone blocks, and pits for offerings. In one of these, we found a richly decorated bridle, in another, a belt set of inlaid golden plaques, and in the third, remains of a saddle (silver plates and other items). T…
Fibulae from the Settlement Karakabak (Mangystau Peninsula)
The paper presents the results of a study of 20 fibulae and their fragments from Karakabak, the largest settlement of this period in the Aral-Caspian region (Tupkaragan district, Mangystau region, Republic of Kazakhstan). This settlement, with finds of coins of the 3rd – 5th centuries, was located on a fortified rocky remnant and represented an important trade and craft center on the Trans-Eurasian routes. The published findings were identified b…
Polychrome Style in Mangystau, Kazakhstan
Полихромный стиль на Мангышлаке (Республика Казахстан) DOI: 10.17746/1563-0102.2020.48.2.080-088 А.Е. Астафьев1, Е.С. Богданов2 1Мангистауский государственный историко-культурный заповедник, Казахстан Ма??ыстау мемлекеттік тарихи-м?дени ?оры?ы 3-ші ша?ынаудан, 66, А?тау, 130001, ?аза?стан Республикасы 2Институт археологии и этнографии СО РАН пр. Академика Лаврентьева, 17, Новосибирск, 630090, Россия Статья посвящена анализу материала, полученного…
Polychrome Style in Mangystau, Kazakhstan
We describe artifacts from a burial from the period of Barbarian Invasions on the northeastern Caspian coast (Mangystau Region, Republic of Kazakhstan), near the contemporaneous settlement of Karakabak. The principal finds, representing the Shipovo horizon, suggest a date of late 5th to early 6th centuries. They reveal a mixture of Sarmatian and Late Sarmatian features with certain innovations. The origin of the latter is discussed. Metal artifac…
Burial of a Hunnic Period Noblewoman at Karakabak, Mangystau, Kazakhstan
Статья продолжает серию публикаций, посвященных результатам раскопок на могильнике гуннского времени в урочище Каракабак (п-ов Мангышлак). Вводятся в научный оборот материалы погр. 11, где была захоронена девушка в костюме, имитирующем царское облачение. Реконструирован головной убор, который состоял из накидки, украшенной круглыми золотыми бляшками, и налобной повязки-диадемы из красного текстиля с бляхами-личинами. Центральная налобная бляха в …
Сultural Palimpsest in the Kurgan No. 5 of the Uytag-3 Burial Ground (Republic of Khakassia)
In 2021, as a part of rescue archaeological work in the Askiz district of the Republic of Khakassia a unique burial complex was studied. Kurgan No. 5 at the Uytag-3 burial ground was a cultural-chronological palimpsest. A mound of the Afanasyevo culture with two graves was located at the base of the site. Its territory was used by the Tagar people for the construction of their mound. A powerful fence with corner and paving stones, an earthen plat…
Documentation Techniques for Rock Art Imagery in Mound Constructions, the Case of a Single Mound Skalnaya-5 (Askiz District of Khakassia Republic)
Stone slabs with petroglyphs forming burial structures are a separate and specific source for rock art studies. The most widespread re-using of sandstone slabs containing images in the constructions of burial structures is known for Tagar and Tes periods in the Minusinsk basin. However, earlier specimens of rock art, for instance dating from the Bronze Age, are also common at the sites of these periods. In order to reliably attribute the images a…
Excavations of the Tagar Mounds at the Uytag -3 Burial Ground (The Republic of Khakassia)
In 2021, an excavation team from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS carried out rescue excavations at the Uytag-3 burial ground (Askiz district of the Republic of Khakassia). Three burial mounds were examined according to technical requirements of the Preservation project of the archaeological heritage objects during the construction of the second railway line at the Kamyshta — Uytag section of the Krasnoyarsk railway. Five buria…
Archaeological Excavations at the “Skalnaya” burial grounds in 2021 (The Republic of Khakassia)
In 2021, an excavation team from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS carried out rescue archaeological works at the “Skalnaya” burial complex (Askiz district of the Republic of Khakassia) as a part of the Preservation project of the archaeological heritage objects during the construction of the second railway line at the Kamyshta - Uytag section of the Krasnoyarsk railway. According to the project requirements, 3 burial mounds wer…
Burial of a Hunnic Period Noblewoman at Karakabak, Mangystau, Kazakhstan
This study continues a series of publications describing the fi ndings of excavations at the Karakabak cemetery on the Mangyshlak Peninsula, dating to the Hunnic period. Burial 11 was that of a girl dressed in an outfi t imitating a royal vestment. The reconstructed headdress consisted of a cape decorated with round, gold plaques and a diadem-type headband of red cloth with mask-shaped plaques. The central forehead plaque is a replica of Hellenis…
Okunev Statues at Mount Uitag, Khakassia
This article presents two new steles discovered in 2021 during rescue archaeological works in the Askizsky District of the Republic of Khakassia. Both steles were part of Tagar funerary enclosures. One is a slab of Devonian sandstone with an anthropomorphic mask on its broad side. It was adjacent to the southern wall of the enclosure at Skalnaya-6 mound 1. Only the outline of the head in the chin region has been preserved, as well as the mouth, m…
Clay-Plaster “Masks” from Mound-Vault Skalnaya 5, Khakassia
В статье вводятся в научный оборот данные, полученные при исследовании тесинского кургана-склепа Скальная-5 (Хакасия). Внимание сосредоточено на обрядовых моментах, связанных с глиняно-гипсовыми покрытиями, и на их семантике. Обмазка наносилась на шейные позвонки и трепанированный череп. Установлено, что использовалась местная глина одного типа, скульптурные портреты создавались только из гипса (два основных слоя и один отделочный), а пигментами …
Могильники постгуннского времени в каньоне Каракабак (Мангистау)
Статья посвящена результатам новых исследований, проведённых на могильниках постгуннского времени No 1, 3 и 7, расположенных в каньоне Каракабак. Рядом с некрополем, на вершине чинка, раскинулось одноименное поселение городского типа, являвшееся портово-ремесленным центром и одновременно торговой факторией, обеспечивающей функционирование сухопутно-водного торгового пути, соединяющего «Запад» и «Восток». Работы предыдущих лет показали, что населе…
Faunal Remains from the Karakabak Settlement Site of the 1st–6th AD (Mangyshlak Peninsula, Republic of Kazakhstan)
The article describes to the first results of the study of faunal remains recovered from the urban settlement of Karakabak on the Mangyshlak Peninsula. This large port and trade and craft center existed on the Caspian-Pontic section of the Great Silk Road in the 1st–6th centuries AD. At present, more than 16.2 thousand identifiable bone remains have been analyzed. They belong to 6 species of domestic and 12 species of wild mammals, and also inclu…
Clothing of the Nomads of the Kuray Steppe in the 3rd–5th Centuries AD (Based on Archaeological Materials from the Kurayka Burial Ground, Altai Mountains)
The authors propose a preliminary reconstruction of the traditional clothing of the ethnic group inhabiting the Kuray Region during the Great Migration Period. The study is based on fragments of clothing and footwear uncovered during excavations at the Kurayka burial ground in the Kosh-Agach District of the Altai Republic. The remains of items made of wool, felt, leather and silk in various combinations are discussed. The largest fragments suitab…
Burial inventory as Marker of Gender-Age and Social Stratification in Population of the Kurai Basin (Based on Excavations at the Kuraika Cemetery, Altai Mountains)
Archaeological excavations at the Kuraika burial ground of the Bulan-Kobin culture, III–V centuries A.D. (Altai Mountains, Kosh-Agach District), which had been conducted intermittently since 1994, were completed in 2024. Excavations were carried out at twelve objects including ten tombs in different spatial groups. New original data on the burial rites and material culture of the Kurai Basin nomads were collected. The uncovered artifacts include …
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