Archaeology and Landscape in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia
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1. Large cow, small calf behind her. Walking stick figure, probably herder. Large cow, small calf behind her. Walking stick figure, probably herder. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age

2. Small figure apparently herding several long-horned cattle; other animals. Flat side of embedded boulder. Small figure apparently herding several long-horned cattle; other animals. Flat side of embedded boulder. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age

3. Split boulder with remains of a large scene of the herding of cattle. This composition is an important Split boulder with remains of a large scene of the herding of cattle. This composition is an important indication of an early (late Bronze Age) use of riding for herding. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age

4. Section of large outcrop irregularly covered with lichen and including two scenes from very different Section of large outcrop irregularly covered with lichen and including two scenes from very different periods. On the left, a large, ithyphallic figure with raised arm and tail-like appendage overlays a walking bovid. To the right, a small running dog, pecked in the same dense style as the man, is partially lost under lichen. Below, two crouching hunters and two fine argali are executed in a linear, engraved style. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age; Turkic Period

5. Detail of large figure with raised arm, overlaying contoured, walking bovid. Quality of pecking and overlaid Detail of large figure with raised arm, overlaying contoured, walking bovid. Quality of pecking and overlaid position suggests that the figure and dog were executed later than the bovid, creating a de facto herding scene. The crude, engraved figure below belongs with the Turkic period hunting scene to the right. Tsagaan Gol Late Bronze Age; Turkic Period

6. Large panel on vertical surface with extended scene of cattle herding. On far right, pair of later stylized Large panel on vertical surface with extended scene of cattle herding. On far right, pair of later stylized deer. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age

7. Detail of left section of large herding scene: figure leading large cattle, other animals. Detail of left section of large herding scene: figure leading large cattle, other animals. Tsagaan Gol Bronze Age
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