PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITES

PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITES

We consider stone statues widespread in the Arctic. It is proved that they are man-made landforms. The indicators of the aforesaid are the links to the ancient place-names and legends, confinement to the sea coasts, river valleys, and hills, i.e. locations, convenient for orientation and marking the...

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Main Author: Григорьев Алексей Алексеевич
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Moscow Region State University Editorial Office 2019-11-01
Series:Вестник Московского государственного областного университета: Серия: Естественные науки
Subjects:
stone statues
indicators
Arctic
prehistoric development
a man-made form of relief
Online Access:http://vestnik-mgou.ru/Articles/View/13373
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spelling doaj-e970b69b049640fe9aca627f808715832020-11-25T01:14:06ZrusMoscow Region State University Editorial OfficeВестник Московского государственного областного университета: Серия: Естественные науки2310-71892019-11-01313114010.18384/2310-7189-2019-3-131-140PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITESГригорьев Алексей АлексеевичWe consider stone statues widespread in the Arctic. It is proved that they are man-made landforms. The indicators of the aforesaid are the links to the ancient place-names and legends, confinement to the sea coasts, river valleys, and hills, i.e. locations, convenient for orientation and marking the path of movement of their creators. Three types of sculptures are distinguished such as anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and images of fantastic creatures (sphinxes and dragons). The existence of similar sculptures in other regions of the planet is discussed. Stone sculptures are significant monuments of the Heritage of the prehistoric exploration of the geospace of the Arctic.http://vestnik-mgou.ru/Articles/View/13373stone statuesindicatorsArcticprehistoric developmenta man-made form of relief
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author Григорьев Алексей Алексеевич
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PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Вестник Московского государственного областного университета: Серия: Естественные науки
stone statues
indicators
Arctic
prehistoric development
a man-made form of relief
author_facet Григорьев Алексей Алексеевич
author_sort Григорьев Алексей Алексеевич
title PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITES
title_short PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITES
title_full PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITES
title_fullStr PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITES
title_full_unstemmed PREHISTORIC STONE SCULPTURES OF THE ARCTIC AS ANTHROPOGENIC LANDFORMS AND WORLD HERITAGE SITES
title_sort prehistoric stone sculptures of the arctic as anthropogenic landforms and world heritage sites
publisher Moscow Region State University Editorial Office
series Вестник Московского государственного областного университета: Серия: Естественные науки
issn 2310-7189
publishDate 2019-11-01
description We consider stone statues widespread in the Arctic. It is proved that they are man-made landforms. The indicators of the aforesaid are the links to the ancient place-names and legends, confinement to the sea coasts, river valleys, and hills, i.e. locations, convenient for orientation and marking the path of movement of their creators. Three types of sculptures are distinguished such as anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and images of fantastic creatures (sphinxes and dragons). The existence of similar sculptures in other regions of the planet is discussed. Stone sculptures are significant monuments of the Heritage of the prehistoric exploration of the geospace of the Arctic.
topic stone statues
indicators
Arctic
prehistoric development
a man-made form of relief
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