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Kheregsüür
Khirigsuur, also Kheregsüür or Khirgisuur, is a type of Bronze Age burial, encountered in Mongolia. It is composed of a central stone mound with a stone burial chamber generally beneath it, a stone enclosure, and external mounds and circles on the periphery. Etymologically, the word "Khirgissur" is linked to the word "Kyrgyzstan, Kirgizstan". In Mongolia, Khirgisuur burials are frequently associated with Deer stone, Deer Stones, to the point that the "Deer Stone culture" is often called "Deer Stone-Khirgisuur Complex” (DSK)". Archaeologically, Khirgisuur burial sites belong to an earlier archaeological period compared to that of the Deer Stones, but they were appropriated by Deer Stone builders. References Sources *{{cite book , last=Jacobson-Tepfer , first=Esther , title=Monumental Archaeology in the Mongolian Altai , date=2023 , publisher=Brill , isbn=978-90-04-54130-6 , doi=10.1163/9789004541306_008 , language=en , chapter=Deer Stones (pp.155–191) Megalithic monu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deer Stone
Deer stones (), sometimes called the Deer stone-khirigsuur complex (DSKC), in reference to neighbouring khirigsuur tombs, are ancient megaliths carved with symbols found mainly in Mongolia and, to a lesser extent, in the adjacent areas in Siberia. 1,300 of the 1,500 deer stones found so far are located in Mongolia. The name comes from their carved depictions of flying deer. The "deer stones culture" relates to the lives and technologies of the late Bronze Age peoples associated with the deer stone complexes, as informed by archaeological finds, genetics, and the content of deer stone art. The deer stones are part of a pastoral tradition of stone burial mounds and monumental constructions that appeared in Mongolia and neighbouring regions during the Bronze Age (). Various cultures occupied the area during this period and contributed to monumental stone constructions, starting with the Afanasievo culture and continuing with the Okunev, Chemurchek, Munkhkhairkhan, or Ulaanzuuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
