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S.S. Matrenin

Some results of comparative studying of funeral monuments of Mountain Altai from Khunn and Scythian-Saks times

The article is devoted to revealing the problem of correlation of Pazyryk сulture and Bulan-Koby culture of Mountain Altai which is based on the study of funeral monuments (II century B.C. - I century A.D.). The author has applied the method of comparative study as the ceremony of a burial place of nomads the Khunn and Scythian-Saks times and their components. It is important to understand the role of local and alien traditions in the process of formation, modification of Bulan-Koby archeologic culture. According to our viewpoint the funeral monuments may be divided into the six groups which are demonstrates possible directions the genesis of the population which have left them are offered. It is proved that the ceremony of a burial place of nomads of the Khunn and Scythian-Saks periods has essential differences. Pazyryk and Bulan-Koby cultures has developed on the polyethnic basis. The alien ethnocultural component has played the leading position in Bulan-Koby`s formation. Its influence was especially showed
after a gain of the Khunn of Sajan-Altai. The local component is non-uniform and it presented mainly by descendants, which is called as the #non Pazyryksians#. Prevalence of different ethnocultural components in central and northern part of Mountain Altai is claryfied. As a whole absence there is no direct genetic connection between studied cultures.

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