AIA Fieldwork Photo Contest 2020

Entry 10294

Submitted by Jennifer Molchan

Ovorkhangai

Ovorkhangai, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia

Category: Monuments

This is a deer stone in Ovorkhangai, Mongolia, depicting deer motifs and a sun motif on the top of the stone. These stones were carved and erected throughout the Bronze Age in Mongolia and are part of the vast monumental landscape in Mongolia.

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