The discovery of a Pazyryk frozen prince's tomb in Berel'(Altaï, Kazakhstan) led to the unearthing of a funerary chamber enclosing two human bodies and thirteen horse bodies. The horses were buried harnessed beside the humans and some of them were wearing masks and two fake ibex horns in gold-painted wood. Meticulous excavation and the study of the resulted in a description of the animals and revealed the importance of their position in the tomb — as well as the selection criteria that led to their sacrifice.
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1 December 2013
Horse Sacrifice In A Pazyryk Culture Kurgan: the Princely Tomb Of Berel'(kazakhstan). selection Criteria And Slaughter Procedures
Sébastien Lepetz
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Anthropozoologica
Vol. 48 • No. 2
December 2013
Vol. 48 • No. 2
December 2013
Asie centrale
Central Asia
cheval
culture de Pazyryk
funeral rituals
horse
kourgane