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Southern Urals Archaeologists Uncover a 4th-Century BC Ritual Complex with Bronze Mask Plaques
Archaeologists investigating the wide steppe plains of the Southern Urals have uncovered an unexpected ritual deposit dating to the 4th century BC—a discovery that sheds new light on the ceremonial life of early nomadic elites. The find comes from the inter-kurgan zone of the large necropolis known as “High Mound – Studenikin Mar,” a sprawling…
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Earliest Scythian Animal-Style Art Unearthed in Siberia: A 2,800-Year-Old Glimpse into the Birth of Steppe Iconography
Archaeologists working in the remote Uyuk Valley of Tuva, Russia, have uncovered the earliest known examples of Scythian animal-style art — a distinctive visual language that would later dominate the Eurasian steppe. The study, published in Antiquity, reveals that the ninth-century BCE site of Tunnug 1 preserves a rare and securely dated stage in the…