Included among the coherent archaeological data that gives archaeologists the best insight into intangible facets of past cultures, in particular nomadic groups, are burials and mortuary customs. Study of kurgans and associated material culture will shed a blaze of light on the chronology, ethnography, social classes, subsistence system and dietary diversity of the so-called Eurasian Warrior Nomads, bringing further aspects of their culture into light. The present paper explored the animal remains attested in the kurgans of Jafar Abad and Tu Ali Sofla in the southern Aras River Basin of Northwest Iran. Thus, the animal burials and the grave goods made of animal bones and marine animals, which account for a major part of the recovered assemblages, are presented and discussed here. ÖZETMezarlardan ele geçen Arkeoloji veriler çok değerli bilgiler vermektedir. En önemlisi göçebe halkların bir çok yönlerini aydınlatmaktadır. Avrasya Atlı Göçebe Savaşçılarının önemli mimarisi olan Kurgan mezarlarında ele geçen Arkeolojik verilerin ışığında ise bu kavimin hakkındaki sosyal tabakalanmanın oluşumu ve nedenleri, etnografya, ekonomi, kronoloji, ölü gömme gelenekleri, diyetsel çeşitlilik ve ilaveten bir çok karanlık nokta aydınlatılmaktadı. Bu çalışmada Kuzey Batı Iran'da Araz Nehir kıyısının güne kısmında yer alan Jafar Abad ve Tu Ali Sofla Kurganları'ndan ele geçen kemik buluntular üzerinde inceleme ve değerlendirme yapılacaktır. Ele geçen kemik buluntuların araştırma sonucunda hayvan gömüleri ve hayvan'dan yapılmış eserler olarak iki gurub olarak tespit edilmiştir.

A mobile group of stockbreeders who in the 4 th millennium BC inhabited the steppes of northern Caspian Sea was apparently forced to undertake far-distance migrations in search of better pastures by the environmental crises of the 2 nd millennium BC. These migrations had tremendously significant historical implications and brought about several innovations. With the expansion of nomadic pastoralism, new form of human-animal interaction in virtue of particular physical and behavioral characteristics and capabilities of livestock was developed and began to lay the basis for economic, social and class systems as well as art style of the respective communities. Given the nomadic character of their life, there still remain several questions about the culture of the Eurasian nomadic warrior groups, and the present work, building on case studies, attempts to examine the impacts of the environment and fauna diversity on and the role of animals in the subsistence system and the art as well as the social systems and classes of these groups.