event · evt_deer_stone_khirigsuur_monumental_landscapes
Deer Stone-Khirigsuur monumental landscapes develop in Mongolia
Dated deer stones, khirigsuurs and associated horse deposits form extensive ritual landscapes in the eastern steppe.
What is the evidence?
observation
Dated deer stones, khirigsuurs and associated horse deposits form extensive ritual landscapes in the eastern steppe.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1200 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
moderateContextual record outside all or part of the primary interval.
- informs · dates
A Bayesian chronology for early domestic horse use in the Eastern Steppe — William Timothy Treal Taylor, Burentogtokh Jargalan, K. Bryce Lowry, Julia Clark, Tumurbaatar Tuvshinjargal, Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan (2017)Provides the monumental-landscape chronology.
Locator: Radiocarbon chronology and cultural dynamics
Interpretation and caveats
The complex provides comparative evidence for horse ritual and monumentality, without being projected as a Central Asian state or migration frontier.
Event context
Classification
Event type: ritual landscape development
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Deer Stone-Khirigsuur Complex, Xinjiang and eastern Tien Shan connection frame
Why it matters to the timeline
Mongolia is an explicitly requested connected region and the event materially improves comparison with horse and mortuary change farther west.
Research notes
- Provides the monumental-landscape chronology. Role: dates. Locator: Radiocarbon chronology and cultural dynamics.
Evidence and sources
- informs · dates
A Bayesian chronology for early domestic horse use in the Eastern Steppe — William Timothy Treal Taylor, Burentogtokh Jargalan, K. Bryce Lowry, Julia Clark, Tumurbaatar Tuvshinjargal, Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan (2017)Provides the monumental-landscape chronology.
Locator: Radiocarbon chronology and cultural dynamics