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Scientific reports, Jun 5, 2024
Cauldrons, vessels that are simultaneously common and enigmatic, offer insights into past cultura... more Cauldrons, vessels that are simultaneously common and enigmatic, offer insights into past cultural and social traditions. While assumed to possess a special function, what these cauldrons contained is still largely mysterious. These vessels, such as those made from bronze or copper alloys, function as reservoirs for ancient organics through the antibacterial qualities provided by the metal surfaces. Here we show, through protein analysis, that cauldrons from the Final Bronze Age (ca. 2700 BP) were primarily used to collect blood from ruminants, primarily caprines, likely for the production of sausages in a manner similar to contemporary practices in Mongolia's rural countryside. Our findings present a different function from the recent findings of cooked meat in copper-alloy vessels from the northern Caucasus 2000 years earlier, exposing the diversity in food preparation techniques. Our secondary findings of bovine milk within the cauldron, including peptides specific to Bos mutus, pushes back their regional domestication into the Bronze Age.
Studia Archaeologica, Dec 29, 2022
Товчлол. 2020 онд Хөвсгөл аймгийн нутгаас иргэдийн санамсаргүй олсон олдворууд хүрэл, төмрийн түр... more Товчлол. 2020 онд Хөвсгөл аймгийн нутгаас иргэдийн санамсаргүй олсон олдворууд хүрэл, төмрийн түрүү үеийн ховор, түүхийн үнэт дурсгал болох нь тодорхой болсон тул тэдгээрийн олдсон газрыг нарийвчлан нягтлан судлах зайлшгүй авран хамгаалах ажлын явцад 3 хүн чулуу, тахилын онгоныг бүртгэн баримтжууллаа. Тэдгээр хүн чулуудын дүрслэл, дүр байдал, бүрэлдэхүүн нь Эртний Түрэгийн хаант улсын үед холбогдож байна. Зарим хүн чулуунд чулуун хашлага, шороон хэрэм, зэл чулуу бүхий тахилын онгонтой тул өндөр язгууртай хүнд зориулсан дурсгал болохыг илтгэж байлаа. Дээрх хэрэглэгдэхүүн Монгол орны умар нутаг дахь дундад эртний түүх соёлын асуудлуудыг тодруулахад нэмэр болох нь дамжиггүй.
Studia Archaeologica
Wheeled transport using cattle and other large bovids is a core element of pastoral tradition in ... more Wheeled transport using cattle and other large bovids is a core element of pastoral tradition in some areas of eastern Eurasia, and recent archaeological data suggests that cattle transport likely served as the earliest form of animal transit in the eastern reaches of the Eurasian steppe. While many rock art images of early cattle show activities such as riding or pack-carrying and horse carts/chariots are common in late Bronze Age imagery, however, almost no direct evidence characterizes the use of wheeled cattle-drawn carts in the region’s archaeological record. In this paper, we synthesize archaeological evidence for cattle-drawn vehicles in ancient Mongolia, including both newly-discovered and previously published petroglyphs. Our results suggest that during the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BCE), four wheeled carts likely were pulled by cattle. These images show chronological patterning in their style of depiction, with Early to Late Bronze Age vehicles depicted in dorsal, t...
Scientific reports, Jun 5, 2024
Cauldrons, vessels that are simultaneously common and enigmatic, offer insights into past cultura... more Cauldrons, vessels that are simultaneously common and enigmatic, offer insights into past cultural and social traditions. While assumed to possess a special function, what these cauldrons contained is still largely mysterious. These vessels, such as those made from bronze or copper alloys, function as reservoirs for ancient organics through the antibacterial qualities provided by the metal surfaces. Here we show, through protein analysis, that cauldrons from the Final Bronze Age (ca. 2700 BP) were primarily used to collect blood from ruminants, primarily caprines, likely for the production of sausages in a manner similar to contemporary practices in Mongolia's rural countryside. Our findings present a different function from the recent findings of cooked meat in copper-alloy vessels from the northern Caucasus 2000 years earlier, exposing the diversity in food preparation techniques. Our secondary findings of bovine milk within the cauldron, including peptides specific to Bos mutus, pushes back their regional domestication into the Bronze Age.
Studia Archaeologica, Dec 29, 2022
Товчлол. 2020 онд Хөвсгөл аймгийн нутгаас иргэдийн санамсаргүй олсон олдворууд хүрэл, төмрийн түр... more Товчлол. 2020 онд Хөвсгөл аймгийн нутгаас иргэдийн санамсаргүй олсон олдворууд хүрэл, төмрийн түрүү үеийн ховор, түүхийн үнэт дурсгал болох нь тодорхой болсон тул тэдгээрийн олдсон газрыг нарийвчлан нягтлан судлах зайлшгүй авран хамгаалах ажлын явцад 3 хүн чулуу, тахилын онгоныг бүртгэн баримтжууллаа. Тэдгээр хүн чулуудын дүрслэл, дүр байдал, бүрэлдэхүүн нь Эртний Түрэгийн хаант улсын үед холбогдож байна. Зарим хүн чулуунд чулуун хашлага, шороон хэрэм, зэл чулуу бүхий тахилын онгонтой тул өндөр язгууртай хүнд зориулсан дурсгал болохыг илтгэж байлаа. Дээрх хэрэглэгдэхүүн Монгол орны умар нутаг дахь дундад эртний түүх соёлын асуудлуудыг тодруулахад нэмэр болох нь дамжиггүй.
Studia Archaeologica
Wheeled transport using cattle and other large bovids is a core element of pastoral tradition in ... more Wheeled transport using cattle and other large bovids is a core element of pastoral tradition in some areas of eastern Eurasia, and recent archaeological data suggests that cattle transport likely served as the earliest form of animal transit in the eastern reaches of the Eurasian steppe. While many rock art images of early cattle show activities such as riding or pack-carrying and horse carts/chariots are common in late Bronze Age imagery, however, almost no direct evidence characterizes the use of wheeled cattle-drawn carts in the region’s archaeological record. In this paper, we synthesize archaeological evidence for cattle-drawn vehicles in ancient Mongolia, including both newly-discovered and previously published petroglyphs. Our results suggest that during the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BCE), four wheeled carts likely were pulled by cattle. These images show chronological patterning in their style of depiction, with Early to Late Bronze Age vehicles depicted in dorsal, t...