Ayana I. Kuular
Publications by the Author
3 publications
AN ANCIENT TURKIC SCULPTURE FROM THE COLLECTION OF STONE MONUMENTS OF TUVAN INSTITUTE OF HUMANITARIAN AND APPLIED SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
The author presents a scientific description of the stone statue currently stored in the Tuvan Institute of Humanitarian and Applied Social and Economic Research. There is no information in the scientific archive about the fact when and by whom the statue was brought to the Institute. Techniques used in depicting facial features refer the monument to the ancient Turkic time. The peculiarity of this statue is that the stone on which the man was depicted belongs to an older period than the ancient Turkic time. The statue was carved on a deer stone dating from the Scythian time of the VII-III centuries BC.
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ORIGINAL SCULPTURES NEAR THE RIVER BAYANKOLCHIK
The article deals with the stone statues on the river Bayankolchik (now Ulug-Khemsky district, near the village Aryg-Bazhy). The monument is an image of two people standing in front of each other, and four animals next to them. The sculptural group was not included in the range of ancient Turkic and Uighur statues known in Tuva. The sculptures are mentioned in many scientific works of researchers starting from the 18th century. Currently, there are no statues at their original location. Only one lion image of the sculptural group has saved, which is exhibited now in Aldan-Maadyr National Museum of the Republic of Tuva.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE CHEDI-KHOL DISTRICT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUVA
The article is devoted to the preliminary results of the archaeological expedition to the Chedi-Khol district. The expedition of the Tuvan Institute of Humanitarian and Applied Socio-Economic Research under the Government of the Republic of Tuva investigated the burial mounds of Chaa-Sug-1 and Ak-Tal-3. The expedition was funded by the grant of the Russian Cultural Foundation, and was carried out on the basis of open sheets issued by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The research of the monuments was conducted in accordance with the Regulations on the Procedure for Archaeological Field Work and Compiling scientific reporting documentation. As a result of the expedition, the authors have obtained materials characterizing the cultural features of the monuments; and have found the burial of a child, previously dated to the Early Scythian time, and a memorial stone fence of the ancient Turkic time.