Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia 42 (4) 2014

Annotation:  Test Study of Organic and Inorganic Residues on the Stone Tools from the Mesolithic Layer in the Dvo Carinated Pieces in Paleolithic Assemblages of Central Asia Ceramics of the Mariinskoye Culture from the Lower Amur Chronology of the Chalcolithic and the Early Bronze Age in the Urals Ethnic and Cultural Mosaic in Western Baraba During the Late Bronze to Iron Age Transition (14th–8th Imitation/Reconstruction of an Early Medieval Dwelling in the Western Amur Basin Inscriptions in Uyghur Writing and Runic Characters from the Urkosh Area (Central Altai) High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging of a Mummy from AkAlakha-3 Mound 1, Ukok Plateau, Gorny Altai: Paleolandscape Reconstruction of the Abrau Peninsula Littoral (Krasnodar Territory): Based on Sedime An Archaeological Landscape in the Dzhazator Valley (Altai Mountains): Surface Monuments and Petrogl Metal Plaques from the Fortifi ed Settlement Old Iskarra: Attribution and Subjects Ethnological Approach to Siberian Zoomorphs: A Search for Meaning and Implications for the Upper Pa Genealogies of the Siberian Bukharans: The Shikhovs Early Iron Age Surgical Technologies: Ante-Mortem Trepanation Among the Early Nomads of Gorny Altai   

Inscriptions in Uyghur Writing and Runic Characters from the Urkosh Area (Central Altai)

L.Y. Tugusheva, S.G. Klyashtorny , and G.V. Kubarev.

The authors interpret and introduce for scientifi c use two previously unknown Runic inscriptions and one inscription in the Uyghur writing found on the rocks of the Urkosh area in Central Altai. The Uyghur writing in black paint is the only fi nd of such a kind in the whole region. It was created not earlier than the 10th century. The Runic characters could be dated back to the 8th–9th centuries. The supreme power-holders or tribal leaders are mentioned in the Urkosh inscriptions, which is quite rare in the collection of the early medieval runic manuscripts of the Altai.

Keywords: Central Altai, Runic inscriptions, Uyghur writing, erkin, tengriken.