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The Xiongnu settlements of Egiin Gol, Mongolia

2009; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 83; Issue: 320 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0003598x00098495

1745-1744

Joshua Wright, William Honeychurch, Chunag Amartuvshin,

Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Abstract The Xiongnu people have long been considered an archetypical nomadic group, characterised archaeologically mainly from their tombs – which have reinforced the stereotype. Thanks to a sophisticated survey project, the authors are able to reveal the Xiongnu's economic complexity. Although primarily pastorialists they practiced cultivation and their ceramics reveal a settlement hierarchy which chimes with the broader social and settlement system of the region.