Khirigsuurs, ritual and mobility in the Bronze Age of Mongolia

Antiquity

Volumn 79, Issue 305, 2005, Pages 547-563

  Allard, Francis ^a   Erdenebaatar, Diimaajav ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Bronze Age; Mongolia; Nomadism; Ritual monuments

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE; LANDSCAPE; MOBILITY; NOMADIC PEOPLE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA; WORLD;

EID: 25144516789     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00114498     Document Type: Article

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