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Constructing Kurgans: an Introduction

open access: yes, 2019
The tradition of burying the dead in burial mounds (kurgans), usually consisting of a funerary chamber limited by stone or brick slabs and covered by dirt and gravel, started in the late fifth millennium BCE in the northern Caucasus and then spread south to the rest of the Caucasus regions, eastern Anatolia and northwestern Iran during the Bronze Age ...
Laneri N., G. Palumbi, S. Muller-Celka
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The Architecture of Large Kurgans of the Scythians and Their Periphery: A Challenge for Magnetometer Prospections in the Eurasian Steppe Belt

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection
ABSTRACT The burial mounds of the early Iron Age, which we will refer to below as kurgans, from the nomadic equestrian warriors of Eurasia, form a very complex group of archaeological monuments. Archaeological excavations in Aržan 2 (Siberia) and Aleksandropol (Ukraine) show that the large burial mounds are complex architectural constructions.
Jörg Fassbinder
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Cultural monuments and nature conservation: a review of the role of kurgans in the conservation and restoration of steppe vegetation

open access: yesBiodiversity and Conservation, 2016
Steppe is among the most endangered biomes of the world, especially in Eastern Europe, where more than 90 % of original steppes have been destroyed due to conversion into croplands, afforestation and other human activities.
Barbara Sudnik-Wójcikowska   +2 more
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AEROGEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS OF THE KURGAN-I AND KURGAN- II SITES IN THE MAMONTOVSKY DISTRICT OF ALTAI KRAI

Preservation and study of the cultural heritage of the Altai Territory, 2022
A significant number of archaeological monuments have been identified in the Altai Region, with large barrows dating from the Late Ancient and Early Middle Ages. These complexes were plundered repeatedly in the 18th century, as the south of western Siberia was being actively reclaimed, although such incursions had also taken place at earlier stages of ...
Tishkin A., FIRSOV A., FIRSOVA M.
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Oil and gas in Kurgan region

Oil and Gas Studies, 2021
This article analyzes the prospects of petroleum potential in Kurgan region. The relevance of the work is due to the high degree of development of the traditional oil and gas recovery areas of Western Siberia, which leads to the need to organize search activities in areas with a low density of hydrocarbon resources.
A. A. Arsenyev   +3 more
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Petroleum potential of Kurgan region

Oil and Gas Studies, 2021
The territory of Kurgan region is actually located within the boundaries of the West Siberian oil and gas province, where industrial reserves of hydrocarbons are discovered and actively developed within Tyumen, Omsk, Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions. The article presents an assessment of petroleum potential of Kurgan region (a case study of deposits of ...
A. A. Arsenyev   +2 more
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The kurgans of the Alazani Valley in Eastern Georgia: A new assessment via remote sensing and targeted field survey [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Archaeological Science: Reports
This paper presents the results of a landscape archaeological investigation conducted on the kurgans in the Alazani Valley, Eastern Georgia. Recognized for its remarkable kurgans, some exceeding 100 m in diameter, this region emerges as a pivotal area ...
Kristen Hopper   +2 more
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The Rich Kurgans of the Ancient Bronze in Eastern Georgia

open access: yesLa Lettre Du Collège De France, 2015
The Ancient Bronze Age in the southern Caucasus is dated from between the second half of the fourth and the third millennium BCE. It is linked to the Kuro-Aras culture.
Makharadze, Zurab
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THE BRONZE CAULDRON FROM KURGAN 4, KRASNOSELSKAYA 9 KURGAN GROUP (KRASNODAR KRAI)

Краткие сообщения Института археологии (КСИА), 2022
В 2020 г. Западно-Кавказская экспедиция исследовала курганную группу Красносельская 9. В кургане 4 был обнаружен разбитый бронзовый котел. По морфологическим и технологическим признакам он относится к большой группе бронзовых литых котлов, широко распространенных на территории Среднего Енисея, но которые не встречаются в южнорусских степях и на ...
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CURRENT PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE KURGAN REGION

Scientific Review Theory and Practice, 2021
IThe agro-industrial complex is one of the systemically important sectors of the region’s economy, forming the agrifood market, food and economic security of the region. It accounts for up to 15% of the gross regional prod-uct, about 38% of the population of the region lives in rural areas.
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