Lexic.us

2. Noun. A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia. ¹

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Definition of Kurgan

1. a mound of earth over a grave [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kurgan

Literary usage of Kurgan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Through Asia by Sven Anders Hedin (1899)
"... -kurgan, a building with low clay walls, and a tower at one corner. Another hour's travelling brought us to the Kirghiz aul (tent-village) of ..."

2. Explorations in Turkestan, Expedition of 1904: Prehistoric Civilizations of by Raphael Pumpelly (1908)
"This was the only case in either kurgan where mealing-stone and muller were found together. Dr. Schmidt in his report has treated the occurrence of the ..."

3. Siberia and Central Asia by John Wesley Bookwalter (1899)
"VII kurgan on the Tobol River—The Kirghiz Tartars—Their tents, villages, mode of life, etc.—The future of kurgan—Winters in Siberia—No blizzards in Western ..."

4. Chinese Central Asia: A Ride to Little Tibet by Henry Lansdell (1894)
"Lodging at Muzart-kurgan,.—Objections to Customs examination ; Advice concerning ... ON arriving at the Custom-house of Muzart- kurgan, my party was not all ..."

5. Supplementary Papers of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome by Archaeological Institute of America (1905)
"This trench was not sunk anything like deep enough to show the lowest parts of the kurgan, but its sides showed very distinctly a regular stratification, ..."

6. Russian Conspirators in Siberia: A Personal Narrative by Andreĭ Evgenʹevich Rozen (1872)
"ON the 19th September, 1832, we arrived at kurgan. I presented myself to the inspector of police, ... kurgan contained 2000 inhabitants, and had one church. ..."

7. My Reminiscences by Raphael Pumpelly (1918)
"... water—that reached its maximum toward tbe end of Anau I, and then turned toward dryness. The South kurgan—Anau 111—was founded during the aggrading of a ..."

8. Russian Central Asia: Including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv by Henry Lansdell (1885)
"Ride towards Katte-kurgan.—The lepers' quarter.—Fear of punishment. —Return to our lodgings. AS we were taking a morning ride during the Saturday of our ..."

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