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

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An Archaeological Landscape in the Dzhazator Valley (Altai Mountains): Surface Monuments and Petroglyphs from the Chalcolithic to the Ethnographic Period

J. Bourgeois, D.V. Cheremisin, G. Plets, E.P. Dvornikov, A.V. Ebel, B. Stichelbaut, L. van Hoof, and W. Gheyle.

Analysis of the organization of archaeological sites in the Dzhazator valley reveals patterns from the Chalcolithic to the Ethnographic period. There is a relationship between the monuments and petroglyphs in the Bronze Age, with a preference for the northern bank in the lower valley. In the early Iron Age and Turkic periods, all parts of the valley were used. The analysis reveals a distinction between the northern and the southern bank, where the latter was avoided for monuments and for petroglyphs. The one exception is located in the middle part of the valley, where it is possible to cross the river.

Keywords: Landscape archaeology, surface monuments, rock art, Altai Mountains, Dzhazator, spatial organization.