The Life of Two Valleys in the Bronze Age: Rock Art in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia

by Esther Jacobson-Tepfer

Book Overview

The rock art of northwestern Mongolia preserves vital documentation of prehistoric life in its transition from a hunting-foraging economy to pastoralism and finally, with the adoption of horse riding, to full mounted nomadism. This pictorial record is most abundant within two long river valleys: those of Tsagaan Gol and Baga Oigor Gol. Their location in the high Altai Mountains marks the nexus between North and Central Asia, taiga and steppe, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643880284
• ISBN13: 9781643880280
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Esther Jacobson-Tepfer
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.0" x 8.5"