Overlooked—Enigmatic—Underrated: The City Khar Khul Khaany Balgas in the Heartland of the Mongol World Empire

IF 1.5 1区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
S. Reichert, N. Erdene-Ochir, S. Linzen, L. Munkhbayar, J. Bemmann
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ABSTRACT Cities in the Eurasian steppes, a core of nomadic empires, are rare. Erecting a city from scratch is even less typical. However, Khar Khul Khaany Balgas, situated north of the Khangai Mountains in central Mongolia, is such an exceptional example, never built over by subsequent settlements. Overlooked until now because researchers dated its latest settlement phase into the 17th century a.d., the first radiocarbon dates and material culture prove its existence during the Mongol empire only. During the past years, we conducted comprehensive geophysical and topographic mapping of the site, as well as a pedestrian survey, including its hinterland, and excavated a kiln. The layout of the city resembles that of the capital, Karakorum. Both cities together reveal that the Mongol Khans had a specific idea about the organization of a city. They were dependent on Chinese craftsmen to erect the buildings but not on Chinese city planning and ideology.
被忽视--神秘--被低估:蒙古世界帝国心脏地带的城市哈尔科夫
摘要欧亚大草原上的城市是游牧帝国的核心,非常罕见。白手起家建立一座城市就更不常见了。然而,位于蒙古中部Khangai山脉以北的Khar Khul Khaany Balgas就是一个例外的例子,它从未被后来的定居点所取代。直到现在,由于研究人员将其最新的定居阶段确定为公元17世纪,第一个放射性碳年代和物质文化证明了它只在蒙古帝国时期存在。在过去的几年里,我们对该遗址进行了全面的地球物理和地形测绘,并对其腹地进行了行人调查,并挖掘了一座窑。这座城市的布局与首都喀喇昆仑相似。这两座城市的结合表明,蒙古可汗对城市的组织有着特定的想法。他们依靠中国工匠建造建筑,但不依赖中国的城市规划和意识形态。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Field Archaeology is an international, refereed journal serving the interests of archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, scientists, and others concerned with the recovery and interpretation of archaeological data. Its scope is worldwide and is not confined to any particular time period. Contributions in English are welcomed from all countries.
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