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New Evidence of the Scythian-Type Culture of Tuva

New Evidence of the Scythian-Type Culture of Tuva NEW EVIDENCE OF THE SCYTHIAN-TYPE CULTURE OF TUVA V. SEMENOV and K. CHUGUNOV The archaeology of Tuva is and will remain mainly an archaeology of bar- rows, for in this republic the number of barrow burials many times exceeds that of all other groups of archaeological monuments. First archaeological excavations in the region of Uryankhaj (the old name of Tuva) were under- taken by A.V. Adrianov: in 1915-1916 he spent two seasons working on the left bank of the Ulug-Khem (Enisej) and in the valley of the Bij-Khem (Great Enisej) as well as by the river of Ujuk. L.R. Kyzlasov who has thoroughly studied the scientific legacy of A.V. Adrianov states that only six of the sixty burials excavated at that time could be attributed to the Scythian period. 1 Archaeological investigations in Tuva were further continued by S.A. Teploukhov, then the most prominent specialist in the field of the South Siberian archaeology. Teploukhov's first journey to Uryankhaj took place in 1913. In the course of several later seasons he excavated more than 160 dif- ferent archaeological monuments in the valleys of the Ulug-Khem, Khemchik, Chaa-Khol', on the southern slopes of the Tannu-Ola mountain range and in the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia Brill

New Evidence of the Scythian-Type Culture of Tuva

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© 1996 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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NEW EVIDENCE OF THE SCYTHIAN-TYPE CULTURE OF TUVA V. SEMENOV and K. CHUGUNOV The archaeology of Tuva is and will remain mainly an archaeology of bar- rows, for in this republic the number of barrow burials many times exceeds that of all other groups of archaeological monuments. First archaeological excavations in the region of Uryankhaj (the old name of Tuva) were under- taken by A.V. Adrianov: in 1915-1916 he spent two seasons working on the left bank of the Ulug-Khem (Enisej) and in the valley of the Bij-Khem (Great Enisej) as well as by the river of Ujuk. L.R. Kyzlasov who has thoroughly studied the scientific legacy of A.V. Adrianov states that only six of the sixty burials excavated at that time could be attributed to the Scythian period. 1 Archaeological investigations in Tuva were further continued by S.A. Teploukhov, then the most prominent specialist in the field of the South Siberian archaeology. Teploukhov's first journey to Uryankhaj took place in 1913. In the course of several later seasons he excavated more than 160 dif- ferent archaeological monuments in the valleys of the Ulug-Khem, Khemchik, Chaa-Khol', on the southern slopes of the Tannu-Ola mountain range and in the

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Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1996

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