Reconstruction of the Bronze Age Chariot of Kazakh Steppe

The article is devoted to the study of the possibilities of using reconstructions of the chariots of the Bronze Age in museums' displays and exhibitions. The cultural and historical significance of these exhibits was demonstrated by comparing the artefacts of the Ural-Kazakh and Chinese complexes of chariots. Some general evidence in both complexes, such as the rite of burial, chariot constructions, weapons, the tradition of making vessels from bronze, and victims of people, was analyzed. A series of radiocarbon calibrated dating confirms the chronological priority of the steppe chariots. This fact allows to clarify the technical parameters of the Bronze Age chariots and make their reconstruction reliable. The idea of migrating the early Andronovo clans to northern China along the Altai Mountains and the Tarim desert and suggesting studying the steppe and early Chinese chariot monuments as evidence of a single Asian chariot complex was supported. … celý popis

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Publikováno v

Historia i świat : czasopismo naukowe Instytutu Historii i Stosunków Międzynarodowych Ročník 13; číslo 13; s. 171 - 190

Hlavní autor

Novozhenov, Victor A

Typ dokumentu

Journal Article

Jazyk

English

Vydáno

Instytut Historii UwS 2024
Department of History, University of Siedlce

Témata

Ancient Chinese Chariots

Ancient World

Asian Chariot Complex

Bronze Age

Chariot Reconstruction

Chariot's Petroglyphs

History

Kazakh Steppe

Ural-Kazakhstan Chariot Complex

Chariot Reconstruction

Kazakh Steppe

Ancient Chinese Chariots

Chariot’s Petroglyphs

Asian Chariot Complex

UralKazakhstan Chariot Complex

Bronze Age

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ISSN

2299-2464
2956-6436

DOI

10.34739/his.2024.13.11