Between Near East and Eurasian Nomads - Tables

The site of Lori Berd, located in northern Armenia, is home to an  extraordinary necropolis that once housed the dead of the local elite during a  period that spanned from 2200 to 400 BC. Influenced both by Urartian conquests  from the south and by invasions from the Eurasian nomadic tribes from the north,  the people of this region buried their dead with prestigious artefacts, complex  customs, and a particular reverence shown towards horses during the later stages  of the Early and Middle Iron Ages (1000–550 BC). This volume offers a detailed  account of the archaeological significance of the site, providing detailed  accounts of thirty-one tombs, the majority of which have never before been  comprehensively published, and seeking to set Lori Berd in its broader  historical and material context. Through this approach, the book offers a  comprehensive exploration of the Iron Age in the South Caucasus, unravelling the  interconnected themes of wealth, power, and cultural expressions.

Tables to: Ruben Davtyan, ‘Between Near East and Eurasian Nomads. Representation of Local Elites in the Lori Berd Necropolis during the First Half of the First Millennium BC’, ARAXES, 4 (Turnhout: Brepols, 2024)

位于亚美尼亚北部的洛里·贝德遗址，曾是公元前2200年至公元前400年间当地精英人士安息之所的非凡墓地。该地区居民深受来自南方的乌拉尔王朝征服和来自北方的欧亚游牧民族入侵的影响，他们在公元前1000年至公元前550年铁器时代早期和中期晚期的墓葬中，将死者与显赫的文物、复杂的习俗以及对其马匹的特殊崇敬一同埋葬。本书详细阐述了该遗址的考古学意义，对三十一座墓葬进行了详尽的描述，其中大部分墓葬此前尚未被全面出版，并旨在将洛里·贝德置于更广泛的历史和物质文化背景中进行考察。通过这种研究方法，本书对南高加索地区的铁器时代进行了全面的探索，揭示了财富、权力与文化表达的相互关联主题。