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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tuekta kurgan - Artificial Mound in Russia

Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 17 October 2011  Page Views: 8865

Multi-periodSite Name: Tuekta kurgan
Country: Russia
NOTE: This site is 107.704 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Tuekta
Latitude: 50.839100N  Longitude: 85.882000E
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Tuekta kurgan submitted by Andy B : A 3D model of Tuekta kurgan, a Scythian burial mound based on images captured by a micro-drone. Credit: Marijn Hendrickx, University of Ghent Site in Russia (Vote or comment on this photo)
Tuekta is in the Altai Mountains where Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia come together. Researchers there have discovered burial mounds 2,300 to 2,800 years old and up to 250 feet (76 meters) wide.

These burial mounds, called "kurgans", probably belonged to chiefs or princes among the Scythians, a nomadic people known for their horsemanship, who once had a rich, powerful empire. Excavations of some of these have revealed extraordinary treasures of gold and other artifacts well-preserved by permafrost.

Nearly 200 burial mounds were discovered in Tuekta, situated along the River Ursul. The site's heart appears to once have been a row of five monumental Scythian burial mounds with diameters between 140 and 250 feet (42 and 76 m). Regretfully, "in this study area, most of the burial mounds are destroyed," researcher Hendrickx said.

Source: Live Science
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Re: Tuekta kurgan by Anonymous on Wednesday, 19 October 2011
For the viewpoint of an Altai indigenous elder/steward, see http://www.altaimir.org/WhatIsKurgan.pdf
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Re: Tuekta kurgan by Anonymous on Wednesday, 19 October 2011
The excavation of those kurgans is a violation of Mother Earth and a violation of the local cultures. I thought the Altai people had managed to get a moratorium on the excavation of kurgans. Guess not. The kurgans are sophisticated instruments for channeling cosmic energy into the Earth. Modern instruments are finally able to detect the flow of energy, so there is no excuse for destroying them. The gold is a conductor (duh), and actually, so are the mummies they find. And the kurgans have been destroyed BY THE ARCHEOLOGISTS, who keep destroying them!!! It is just horrific.
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    Re: Tuekta kurgan by Andy B on Wednesday, 19 October 2011
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    Thanks for the link, however there is no excavation being discussed here, just non intrusive photographic survey. "The 3-D model we created gives us the possibility to calculate the volume of the kurgan," Hendrickx told LiveScience. "With this volume and its precise dimensions, the original shape of the kurgan can be reconstructed."
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Chronology of Eurasian Scythian Antiquities by Andy B on Monday, 17 October 2011
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The paper compares chronology of the Scythian Epoch monuments located in the east and west of the Eurasian steppe zone comparing archaeological and radiocarbon data. The lists of 14C dates for the monuments located in different parts of Eurasia are presented according to the periods of their existence. Generally, C-14 dates confirm archaeological dating, and allowing to compare chronological position of the European and Asian Scythian monuments on a unified C-14 time scale.

Includes a distribution map and description of the monuments in the region
http://s155239215.onlinehome.us/turkic/btn_Archeology/ScythianC14En.htm


Other important kurgans are Bashadar Kurgan, the Pazyryk Kurgans and Yustyd Kurgans (Source: Antiquity)
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Pazyryk Kurgans by Andy B on Monday, 17 October 2011
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The Pazyryk kurgans contain the graves of family or tribal chieftains and were constructed for the most part in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.; some researchers believe they were constructed later, in the third century B.C. The kurgans were excavated by M. P. Griaznov and S. I. Rudenko in 1929 and by S. I. Rudenko from 1947 to 1949.

The excavations uncovered rectangular pits up to 4 m deep, with areas of about 50 sq m, containing burial chambers (log frameworks) up to 2 m high. Each chamber had a floor, double walls, and a double ceiling and was covered with birch bark, shrubbery, and a layer of logs that extended to the edges of the pit. A mound of earth was raised upon the logs and then covered by stones. Because of the considerable elevation of Pazyryk valley, the climate, and the mode of construction of the kurgans, a layer of permafrost formed beneath the kurgans shortly after they were erected, assuring the excellent preservation of the contents.

Source: The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979) via
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Pazyryk+Kurgans
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A miniature airborne drone helps create a 3-D model of ancient burial mound in Russia by Andy B on Monday, 17 October 2011
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Archaeological sites are often in remote and rugged areas. As such, it can be hard to reach and map them with the limited budgets archaeologists typically have. Scientists are now using drones to extend their view into these hard-to-reach spots.

"There are a lot possibilities with this method," said researcher Marijn Hendrickx, a geographer at the University of Ghent in Belgium.

The machine tested in a remote area in Russia called Tuekta was a four-propeller "quadrocopter": the battery-powered Microdrone md4-200. The fact it is small ? the axis of its rotors is about 27 inches (70 cm) ? and weighs about 35 ounces (1,000 grams) made it easy to transport, and researchers said it was very easy to fly, stabilizing itself constantly and keeping at a given height and position unless ordered to do otherwise.

The scientists detailed their findings in the November issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science.

More at
http://www.livescience.com/16443-micro-drone-archaeology-burial-sites.html
the drones are modified for use for mapping by Orbit GIS
http://www.orbitgis.com/store/product/microdrone-uav
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