Mongolia - Deer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age Culture

1. Bronze Age complex site with deer stones at Uushgiin Uvur Burentogtokh soum, Khuvsgul province N49 40 22.3, E100 4128.1 2. Bronze Age complex site with deer stones at Khoid Tamir valley Ikh Tamir and Battsengel soums of Arkhangai province N47 45 54.0, E101 23 21.0 3. Bronze Age complex site with deer stones at Jargalantyn Am Undur-Ulaan soum, Arkhangai province N48 10 18.2, E101 0533.8 Mongolia is rich with monuments and complex heritage sites that belong to Bronze Age culture. The main Bronze Age monuments are khirgisuurs, petroglyphs, stone sculptures such as deer stones and burial sites. The most exciting and elegant and valuable monument among Bronze Age complexes are deer stones. Deer stones will usually be found together with extraordinary monuments called khirgisuur, with slab burials or in some cases with petroglyphs forming a complex site.