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Ancient sanctuaries of the Aral and Caspian regionsessay 2000 • Olkhovskiy, Valery S.
Early Nomad • Asia > Central Asia
Olkhovskiy describes some Early Nomad sanctuaries with anthropomorphic statues found on the Ustyurt Plateau. Olkhovskiy believes these are probably associated with an ancestor-hero cult that arose in response to the conquests of Alexander of Macedoni...