Animal burials and their cults in Margiana
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Defining the Sacred. Approaches to the Archaeology of Religion in the Near East. Ed. by Nicola Laneri. — Oxbow Books, 2015. — p. 13-23.Gonur Depe site is situated in South-eastern Turkmenistan in the Kara Kum desert, 85 km to the north of Bairamali city. It was discovered by Prof. Victor Sarianidi in 1972 along with more than 200 sites in the ancient delta of the Murghab river. Gonur Depe is a ritual center of the ancient province of Margush. One of the most interesting features of the site is the 74 real animal burials and places with partial remains of their skeletons.
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