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Stone man monuments in Mongolia
VideoOne of the archaeological monuments that are widely found in the territory of Mongolia is a man-shaped statue called Stone man. The monuments that are closely bound to shamanism ideology, faith and rituals come to be an important source for studying material culture of that time and message the monuments carriy itself.
The stone man had been erected to individual persons who lived in certain period of history. For this, dresses, armaments, accessories and other stuffs that belonged to that person had been engraved clearly. This helps archaeologists to identify which period of time and culture the stone man belongs to.
There are over 500 stone man monuments found in the territory of Mongolia so far, and above 400 of which belong to the Turkic period. The number has a high probability to increase.
The stone man are discovered not only in the territory of Mongolia, but also in our neighboring countries’ border areas such as Tuva and Altai of Russia and Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang of China. Subjected to well studies by the scholars, the prevailing number of monuments dates back to the Turkic period or VI-VIII centuries. As for the stone men found in Mongolia, they are divided into two age categories which are Turkic period or VI-IX centuries and Mongol Empire or XIII-XIV centuries.
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