STUDYING THE IMAGES ON THE KURGAN SLABS IN THE CEMETERIES AT THE FOOTHILLS OF BYCHIKHA MOUNTAIN (Minusinsk basin)
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: The paper considers some problems in studying the decorated kurgan slabs on the example of the imagery which had been recorded by the authors in the course of their comprehensive survey of the ancient cemeteries located at the Bychikha mountain foothills (Krasnoturansk district of the Krasnoyarsk region, right bank of the Syda river, a tributary of the Yenisei). The Bychikha mountain itself is a rock art site, which is also completely documented by the authors, and one of the objectives of this new study was to compare the images on the rocks with images on the kurgan slabs. The conclusion is that the repertoire of rock art (which is related to the same periods as the cemeteries nearby), differs, in general, from images on the kurgan slabs. The article is well illustrated with materials of the documenting the decorated kurgan slabs, showing the main styles and images, the characteristic features of the kurgan art, as well as the state of its preservation.
Authors: E. A. Miklashevich, L. L. Bove
Institution: Kemerovo State University
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4407072878