Khirigsuur
A Khirigsuur is a prehistoric tomb in Mongolia and some adjacent regions in Central Asia. It consists of a cairn with an integrated stone box . It is often enclosed with a circular or square row of stones and surrounded by smaller, round stone piles. These sometimes cover shallow pits that contain the skulls or vertebrae of horses. There are also occasional additions of ceramics, strings of pearls and bronze objects. The systems have a diameter of 25 to 40 meters, and some are considerably larger. The systems date from the second half of the second millennium BC. Until the early first millennium BC Sometimes there are also deer stones in or on these systems.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lymer, Kenneth, William Fitzhugh, and Richard Kortum. "Deer Stones and Rock Art in Mongolia during the Second to First Millennia BC." Deer and People (2014): 159-172. ( Book preview )
- ↑ Hanks, Bryan K., and Katheryn M. Linduff. "Social complexity in prehistoric Eurasia: Monuments, metals and mobility." Cambridge University Press, 2009. ( Book preview )