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Article name	Deer Stones and Sentry Stones in the Trans-Baikal Region
Authors	Dashilkhamaev D.M.Post-graduate Student ddorzi@mail.ru
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UDK	902
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Annotation	The article presents the data of all the known deer stones found on the territory of the Trans-Baikal region beginning from the middle of the XIX century up to these days. The character of the stones and their location are described in the article. Attempts have been made to determine the origin of these steles through the peculiar features of images on deer stones. The article focuses on the study of sentry stones termed as tethering posts which are connected with slab tombs (sargah). They are the least studied monuments made of stone in the Trans-Baikal region. The article presents their general description and classification, which points out anthropomorphic monuments and stones with various images (signs). There is a proposition to single out sentry stones as a separate type of archeological monuments different from deer stones.
Key words	deer stone, sentry stone, tethering post, anthropomorphic monument, the culture of slab tombs
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