Kazakh Children’s Play “Asyk” is their Ancestor’s Heritage

Sydykov, Erlan; Umitkaliev, Ulan; Ibadullayeva, Zylikha; Botbaybekova, Saltanat

doi:10.1080/09720073.2015.11891911

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“…In Central Asian contexts, the astragalus ( assyk ) possesses cultural value as a gaming piece in the game of asyk atu and is more frequently found than other distinctive elements such as calcanei in archaeological sites (Sydykov et al, ). The astragalus possesses a number of qualitative features that makes it reliable for distinguishing between species (Figure ).…”

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Separating Sheep (Ovis aries L.) and Goats (Capra hircus L.) Using Geometric Morphometric Methods: An Investigation of Astragalus Morphology from Late and Final Bronze Age Central Asian Contexts

Haruda

2016

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Many qualitative and quantitative methods for the separation of sheep and goat bones are based upon Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and European specimens. However, these methods may not be as applicable in other geographical contexts due to regional morphological variation. In order to address this, both traditional and geometric morphometric methods were applied to sheep, (Ovis aries L.) and goat (Capra hircus L.) astragali from archaeological sites from Kazakhstan dating to the Late and Final Bronze Age (1900-900 BCE). This exploratory research confirmed that qualitative features remained useful for distinguishing between species, while traditional morphometric methods were unable to conclusively support the field identification of species. Geometric morphometric methods found significant morphological differences between species and confirmed group membership while exploring specific qualitative features that were effective in distinguishing between sheep and goat in Central Asian contexts.

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Separating Sheep (Ovis aries L.) and Goats (Capra hircus L.) Using Geometric Morphometric Methods: An Investigation of Astragalus Morphology from Late and Final Bronze Age Central Asian Contexts

Haruda

2016

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…The worked elements were divided into the following categories: "astragali", "riding/warfare", "tools", "ornaments", and "unfinished/debris". "Astragali" are decorated animals knee bones still used today to play traditional games, such as the Asyk, in rural areas of Central Asia, or the Tibetian dmag the 39,40 . Astragali are used in both gambling and to solve disputes in and between villages 39,40 .…”

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“…"Astragali" are decorated animals knee bones still used today to play traditional games, such as the Asyk, in rural areas of Central Asia, or the Tibetian dmag the 39,40 . Astragali are used in both gambling and to solve disputes in and between villages 39,40 . They, therefore, have distinctive cultural, religious and social meaning.…”

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New evidence for regional pastoral practice and social complexity in the Eastern Tianshan Mountains in the first millennium BCE

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Monteith

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Mobile pastoralism was a key lifeway in the Late Bronze and Iron Age of Northwest China and played a crucial role in the regional socio-cultural development, as well as the formation of transregional networks. In this paper we analyse the complete faunal assemblage from House F2 in Shirenzigou, on the Eastern Tianshan Mountains, in combination with radiocarbon dating and spatial analysis, to explore local animal resources exploitation strategies and related socio-economic implications. Our results show an intensive multipurpose caprine management, while the exploitation of other domestic taxa, cattle, horses and dogs, was limited. This pastoral economy was supplemented with some hunting. The differentiated use of space in F2 indicates that basic domestic tasks were carried out in the structure, however its position within the landscape and the predominance of bone tools related to warfare and socialization activities, suggests that it was not an ordinary dwelling, it may also have served as a watch post for the summer encampment within the gully. Our findings constitute an important contribution on the discussion on animal resources exploitation strategies and their relationship with evolving socio-economic complexity in the Eastern Tianshan region in the late first millennium BCE.

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Zooarchaeology of ancient Termez (Uzbekistan): From the Greco-Bactrian period to Islamic times

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Ariño

Elorza

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Archaeological Research in Asia

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Kazakh Children’s Play “Asyk” is their Ancestor’s Heritage

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Separating Sheep (Ovis aries L.) and Goats (Capra hircus L.) Using Geometric Morphometric Methods: An Investigation of Astragalus Morphology from Late and Final Bronze Age Central Asian Contexts

Separating Sheep (Ovis aries L.) and Goats (Capra hircus L.) Using Geometric Morphometric Methods: An Investigation of Astragalus Morphology from Late and Final Bronze Age Central Asian Contexts

New evidence for regional pastoral practice and social complexity in the Eastern Tianshan Mountains in the first millennium BCE

Zooarchaeology of ancient Termez (Uzbekistan): From the Greco-Bactrian period to Islamic times

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