TY - JOUR
T1 - Medieval long-wall construction on the Mongolian Steppe during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries AD
AU - Shelach-Lavi, Gideon
AU - Wachtel, Ido
AU - Golan, Dan
AU - Batzorig, Otgonjargal
AU - Amartuvshin, Chunag
AU - Ellenblum, Ronnie
AU - Honeychurch, William
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2020.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - The long walls of China and the Eurasian Steppe are considered to have functioned as either defensive structures against aggressive nomadic tribes, or as elements to control the movement of local nomadic groups following imperialist expansion. This article focuses on a hitherto understudied 737km-long medieval wall running from northern China into north-eastern Mongolia. Built by either the Liao or Jin Dynasties, the wall features numerous auxiliary structures that hint at its function. In research relevant to interpreting other Eurasian and global wall-building episodes, the authors employ extensive archaeological survey and GIS analysis to understand better the reasons behind the wall's construction, as well as its various possible functions.
AB - The long walls of China and the Eurasian Steppe are considered to have functioned as either defensive structures against aggressive nomadic tribes, or as elements to control the movement of local nomadic groups following imperialist expansion. This article focuses on a hitherto understudied 737km-long medieval wall running from northern China into north-eastern Mongolia. Built by either the Liao or Jin Dynasties, the wall features numerous auxiliary structures that hint at its function. In research relevant to interpreting other Eurasian and global wall-building episodes, the authors employ extensive archaeological survey and GIS analysis to understand better the reasons behind the wall's construction, as well as its various possible functions.
KW - China
KW - Jin
KW - Liao
KW - Mongolia
KW - long walls
KW - pastoralism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087045065&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.15184/aqy.2020.51
DO - 10.15184/aqy.2020.51
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AN - SCOPUS:85087045065
SN - 0003-598X
VL - 94
SP - 724
EP - 741
JO - Antiquity
JF - Antiquity
IS - 375
ER -