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Tuva during the Scythian Periodessay 1995 • Bokovenko, Nikolai A.
Early Nomad • Asia > Central Asia
Tuva-type sites are found in and around modern Tuva. Again, the culture is defined by mortuary data and is divided into two time periods: the Arzhanskii stage or Arzhan Period followed by the Uyuk Culture. Bokovenko discusses grave construction and m...Scythian culture in the Altai Mountainsessay 1995 • Bokovenko, Nikolai A.
Early Nomad • Asia > Central Asia
Bokovenko discusses Early Nomad culture in the Altai Mountains. The area is divided into the following time stages: the Early Stage, the Pazyryk Stage, and the Scythian Period. He discusses mortuary data and artifacts and points out the differences b...The Tagar culture in the Minusinsk Basinessay 1995 • Bokovenko, Nikolai A.
Early Nomad • Asia > Central Asia
Bokovenko describes the Tagar Culture, an Early Nomad culture that was less affected by outside influences due to the mountain ranges surrounding it. Described are the cemeteries and other mortuary data, including differences between adult and child ...The origins of horse riding and the development of ancient Central Asian nomadic riding harnessesessay 2000 • Bokovenko, Nikolai A.
Early Nomad • Asia > Central Asia
Bokovenko traces the development of the riding harness from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age (Early Stage, Arzhan Stage, and Pazyryk Stage). Bokovenko also points out how the horse harness art work was connected to their mythology....