Tagar

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Scope note
Refers to the Early Nomads culture established in the steppes of the Minusinsk basin. The culture is characterized by a distinctive type of kurgan, often with a small mound and a low rectangular stone enclosure with tall pillar like slabs of stones at the four corners. There are also the type with no mound and a cemetery area marked with stone pillars in groups of several dozen or several hundred.
Tagar
Accepted term: 13-May-2024