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V.I. Soyonov

Field Stone Fortification Constructions in the Mountain Altai

Researchers fixed ruins of stone walls in various places of Mountain Altai. The walls were made of slabs, stones and boulders without binding solution. The author allocates from these constructions a category of field stones fortification constructions. The conclusion was based on study fortification possibilities of stone objects and also on Altaic folklore and written sources. Chronologically these stone walls belong to XVII-XVIII centuries.
Key words: Mountain Altai, Altaians, archaeological monuments, stone fortification, field fortification, military science.

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