The ephemeral nature of pastoral nomadism leaves few traces in the archaeological record
with which to study the functioning of these communities. Although the Iron Age peoples of …

The horse, as a domestic animal, had a strong impact on the organisation of ancient
societies of the eastern steppes of Eurasia by enabling people to move faster and transport …

Khirigsuurs are communal ritual and mortuary monuments that featured prominently on Late
Bronze Age pastoralist landscapes of the Mongolian steppe through the mid-late second …

Paleolithic cave sites of the Gorny Altai give new information to main stages of
anthropogenesis and humankind peopling in Eurasia (Derevianko, 2009). Cultural …

The initial spread of pastoralist subsistence to Inner Asia remains poorly defined due in part
to limited research on settlement sites dating to the Eneolithic period (ca. 3600–2900 cal …

The assessment of the date of death (DOD) of animals found in archaeological sites
provides insights into the exploitation of their environment by ancient mobile and sedentary …

Archaeological research in northwestern Altai has the important resulted in the discovery of
Middle Paleolithic industry in northwestern Altai (Derevianko, Markin, 1992; Derevianko …

This paper presents a pilot study designed to test the use of oxygen isotopes for
investigating aspects of early herding practices in the Neolithic of western Asia, using the …

Iron Age societies of the eastern Eurasian steppe are traditionally viewed as nomadic
pastoralists. However, recent archaeological and anthropological research in Kazakhstan …

Nomadic pastoralism and long-distance transhumance are often invoked as primary
explanatory mechanisms for human migrations and regional interactions in the Early Bronze …