Tuekta kurgans

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Scythian-era burial mounds archaeological site kurgan burial complex

Tuekta kurgans are a group of Scythian-era burial mounds in the Altai Mountains of Russia, notable for their well-preserved Pazyryk culture tombs and artifacts.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bashadar kurgans 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scythian-era burial mounds ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
kurgan burial complex ⓘ
archaeologicalSignificance evidence for Scythian-period funerary practices ⓘ
evidence for long-distance contacts in the Eurasian steppe ⓘ
evidence for nomadic steppe elites ⓘ
associatedWith Eurasian steppe nomads ⓘ
Scythian cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialType kurgans ⓘ
tumuli ⓘ
contains burial mounds ⓘ
elite burials ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ
horse burials ⓘ
leather artifacts ⓘ
metal objects ⓘ
stone cairns ⓘ
textile artifacts ⓘ
timber burial chambers ⓘ
wooden artifacts ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
culturalContext Pazyryk culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Pazyryk culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredIn 20th century ⓘ
environment mountain valley setting ⓘ
heritageStatus important archaeological heritage site of the Altai region ⓘ
locatedIn Altai Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Altai Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
notableFor Pazyryk-style grave goods ⓘ
organic artifacts preserved by permafrost ⓘ
well-preserved tombs ⓘ
partOf Pazyryk archaeological sites of the Altai NERFINISHED ⓘ
preservationCondition permafrost ⓘ
region Altai Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
Early Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Pazyryk culture → hasSite → Tuekta kurgans ⓘ
Pazyryk culture → hasSite → Tuekta kurgans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bashadar kurgans