Dongtalede

Dongtalede (Ch: 东塔勒德) is an archaeological site in Xinjiang with numerous artifacts riminescent of the Scytho-Siberian art of Central Asia. It is dated to the 9th-7th century BCE. The site has been of primary importance in understanding how new gold-crafting technology developed in Northwest China during the early Iron Age, following the arrival of new technological skills from the central Asian steppes.[2] These technological and artistic exchanges attest to the magnitude of communication networks between China and the Meditteranean, even long before the establishment of the Silk Road.[2][3]

  • Gold beech-nut pendants found in tomb 3 of Dongtalede, the Xinjiang Altai region, Northwest China
    Gold beech-nut pendants found in tomb 3 of Dongtalede, the Xinjiang Altai region, Northwest China
  • Gold appliqués in the form of snow leopards found in Dongtalede, Northwest China
    Gold appliqués in the form of snow leopards found in Dongtalede, Northwest China
  • Dongtalede in the geographical distribution of early gold and silver artefacts found in Northwest China and Central Asia (8th-3rd century BCE).
    Dongtalede in the geographical distribution of early gold and silver artefacts found in Northwest China and Central Asia (8th-3rd century BCE).[3]
Dongtalede
Location of Dongtalede (), with contemporary cultures in the 6th century BCE
Geographical rangeXinjiang
Dates9-7th centuries BCE
Major sites46.377732°N 87.851256°E / 46.377732; 87.851256
Preceded byKarasuk culture
Followed byAldy-Bel culture, Pazyryk culture, Tagar culture
Saka kurgans[1]
Arzhan-1c. 800 BCE
Shiliktyc. 700 BCE
Arzhan-2c. 650 BCE
Bes Shatyrc. 550 BCE
Taksaic. 600-400 BCE
Eleke Sazyc. 600-400 BCE
Berel-1c. 350 BCE
Pazyryk-1,2c. 300 BCE
Berel-11c. 300 BCE
Issykc. 400-200 BCE

See also

References
  1. Image file with complete data, Amir, Saltanat; Roberts, Rebecca C. (2023). "The Saka 'Animal Style' in Context: Material, Technology, Form and Use". Arts. doi:10.3390/arts12010023.
  2. Liu, Yan (1 January 2021). "Long-Distance Relationship with the Mediterranean World? Gold Beech-nut Pendants found in the Early Iron Age China and the Eurasian Steppe". Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry.
  3. Liu, Yan; Li, Rui; Yang, Junchang; Liu, Ruiliang; Zhao, Guoxing; Tan, Panpan (26 April 2021). "China and the steppe: technological study of precious metalwork from Xigoupan Tomb 2 (4th–3rd c.BCE) in the Ordos region, Inner Mongolia". Heritage Science. 9 (1): 46. doi:10.1186/s40494-021-00520-5. ISSN 2050-7445.
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