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Archaeologists of the Hermitage expedition from St. Petersburg are finishing their fourteenth field season on burial mounds near the Dogee-Baary mountains in the vicinity of Kyzyl. According to the head of the expedition, Sergei Havrin, some of the burial mounds can be completely liquidated-- many of them have been plowed up by local citizens who use them as garden areas. Excavations are conducted on two graves-- one from Scythian time (5-6000 BC), and the other is from Hun time (3-1600 AD). There is a scarcity of funeral stock in contrast to the notable burial sites in Arzhaan. Burial grounds in Dogee-Baary are interesting for the fact that they represent all stages of the development of Scythian culture in Tuva--from earliest pre-Scythian up to the transitive Hun epoch of 7- 2000 AD. Archaeologists believe that it is a unique case when one can study in its complexity different kinds of monuments, barrows, petroglyphs, reindeer stones, etc., thus making it possible to build a chronological scale, which gives more insight into the life of legendary nomads.
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Archaeological Season in Tuva is Coming to Its End
