Pazyryk culture
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The Pazyryk culture was an Iron Age nomadic society of the Eurasian steppe, best known for its richly furnished kurgan burials in the Altai Mountains that preserved mummies, textiles, and elaborate animal-style art in permafrost.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pazyryk culture canonical | 2 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age culture
ⓘ
Scythian-related culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ nomadic culture ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Scythian Iron Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Scythian animal style
|
| burialConstruction | timber chamber under mound ⓘ |
| burialFeature |
sacrificial horses around chamber
ⓘ
stone cairn covering ⓘ |
| burialType | kurgan ⓘ |
| cultureType | equestrian nomad ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Sergei Rudenko ⓘ |
| economy | pastoralism ⓘ |
| evidenceOf | long-distance trade contacts ⓘ |
| excavationPeriod |
1920s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| floruit |
circa 3rd century BCE
ⓘ
circa 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
Chinese silk
ⓘ
Pazyryk carpet ⓘ Persian textiles ⓘ felt wall hangings ⓘ frozen log-built burial chambers ⓘ lacquered wooden objects ⓘ sacrificed horses in kurgans ⓘ tattooed human remains ⓘ wooden wagons ⓘ zoomorphic art motifs ⓘ |
| hasEvidence |
body tattooing
ⓘ
complex social hierarchy ⓘ elite warrior class ⓘ shamanic practices ⓘ textile production ⓘ wagon use in nomadic life ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Tuekta kurgans
ⓘ
surface form:
Bashadar kurgans
Berel burial ground ⓘ Pazyryk burial ground ⓘ
surface form:
Pazyryk-1 kurgan group
Pazyryk burial ground ⓘ
surface form:
Pazyryk-2 kurgan group
Pazyryk burial ground ⓘ
surface form:
Pazyryk-3 kurgan group
Pazyryk burial ground ⓘ
surface form:
Pazyryk-4 kurgan group
Pazyryk burial ground ⓘ
surface form:
Pazyryk-5 kurgan group
Tuekta kurgans ⓘ Pazyryk burial ground ⓘ
surface form:
Ukok Plateau burials
|
| hasTypeSite | Pazyryk burial ground ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Achaemenid stone reliefs
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid art
Chinese art ⓘ |
| knownFor |
animal-style art
ⓘ
elaborate horse trappings ⓘ felt appliqué work ⓘ frozen tombs ⓘ kurgan burials ⓘ permafrost preservation ⓘ tattooed mummies ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altai Mountains
ⓘ
Eurasian Steppe ⓘ
surface form:
Eurasian steppe
southwestern Siberia ⓘ
surface form:
South Siberia
|
| partOf |
Scythian Iron Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Scythian world
|
| practiced |
horse breeding
ⓘ
kurgan burial rites ⓘ mounted warfare ⓘ |
| preservationCause | water infiltration followed by freezing ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.