title: Поза всадника по археологическим и этнографическим данным
abstract: The article analyzes and interprets two specific body postures typical for mound Scytho-Sarmatian burials of Eurasian steppes. The postures were traced among ones buried face up in a horizontal position, being distinguished by straddled legs (‘dancing pose’) or one leg placed aside (‘pose of attack’). Materials. The specific postures are not a mass phenomenon, and tend to characterize burials of nomadic nobility. Some earlier works provide different hypotheses interpreting the mentioned fact. Th
journal: ORIENTAL STUDIES