essay

Scythian culture in the Altai Mountains

nomads of the eurasian steppes in the early iron ageBerkeley, Calif.Published In 1995 • Pages: 282-295

By: Bokovenko, Nikolai A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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 between the time periods. Discussed are changes in grave construction and mortuary artifacts such as horse tack, armaments, mirrors, ornaments, clothing, vessels, and OLENNIYE KAMNI (deer stones) and other art work.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Prehistory
Metallurgy
Animal transport
Visual arts
Burial practices and funerals
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Nomad
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry ; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
2800 BP-2100 BP (8th through 2nd centuries B.C.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Early Nomads; Altai Mountains; China, Kazakstan, Mongolia, and Russia
NotesAdditional notes
Nikolai A. Bokovenko
For bibliographical references see source number 18: Anonymous
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95060805
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Asia, Central--Antiquities