Dongtalede (Ch: 东塔勒德) is an archaeological site in

Xinjiang Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...

with numerous artifacts riminescent of the Scytho-Siberian art of Central Asia. It is dated to the 9th-7th century BCE. The site has been of primary importance in understanding how new gold-crafting technology developed in Northwest China during the early Iron Age, following the arrival of new technological skills from the central Asian steppes. These technological and artistic exchanges attest to the magnitude of communication networks between China and the Mediterranean, even long before the establishment of the

Silk Road The Silk Road was a network of Asian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over , it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the ...

. File:Gold beech-nut pendants found in tomb 3 of Dongtalede, the Xinjiang Altai region, Northwest China.jpg, Gold beech-nut pendants found in tomb 3 of Dongtalede, the Xinjiang Altai region, Northwest China File:Gold appliques in the form of snow leopards found in Dongtalede, Northwest China.jpg, Gold appliqués in the form of snow leopards found in Dongtalede, Northwest China File:Geographical distribution of early gold and silver artefacts found in Northwest China and Central Asia (8th-3rd century BCE).jpg, Dongtalede in the geographical distribution of early gold and silver artefacts found in Northwest China and Central Asia (8th-3rd century BCE).

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