Frozen Tombs of Siberia: The Pazyryk Burials of Iron-Age Horsemen by Rudenko, Sergai L - 1970

Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1970 Book. Illus. by Translated By M.W.Thompson. Fine. Hardcover. 1st US Edition.. The frozen conditions of the Altai region of Siberia preserved the contents of the barrow tombs which were first excavated at Pazyryk in 1929, and later by the author from 1947-1949. In addition to metal and ceramic materials they discovered mummified bodies and finely decorated leather and textiles and carved wooden artifacts reflecting the life of the people and their horses. Translated with a preface by M.W.Thompson.340p.+ 147 B & W plates and 33 color plates, illus, bibliography, index. [NOTE A very heavy, oversized volume weighing almost 2 kg/ 4 lbs.].