{"product_id":"the-deer-stone-project-william-fitzhugh-9780967342993","title":"The Deer Stone Project: Anthropological Studies in Mongolia, 2002-2004","description":"Bronze Age deer stone monuments of Mongolia that intrigued travelers and archaeologists became the target of modern science by a Smithsonian-Mongolian team in 2001-2004. For the first time Mongolia's ancient \"stone men\" have been dated accurately to 1400-700 BCE and have been shown to be part of the Deer Stone-Khirigsuur culture. These nomadic pastoralists and warriors honored their deceased leaders with stone anthropomorphic figures ornamented with carvings of Scythian-style deer and weapon belts while their bodies were buried nearby in stone mounds. Visits to the Mongolia's Tsaatan\/Dukha people, the last reindeer-herding peoples of Central Asia helped archaeologists interpret ancient shamanic and mortuary rituals of the Deer Stone people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Fitzhugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0967342996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780967342993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arctic Studies Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"William Fitzhugh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48621821788415,"sku":"9780967342993","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-deer-stone-project-william-fitzhugh-9780967342993","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}