Sergei Rudenko

Sergei Rudenko

Sergei Ivanovich Rudenko (January 16, 1885, Kharkov - July 16, 1969, Leningrad) was a prominent Russian/Soviet anthropologist and archaeologist who discovered and excavated the most celebrated of Scythian burials, Pazyryk in Siberia.

Rudenko was a follower of Paul Broca's "French School" of anthropology. He participated in the Russian Geographical Society's (IRGO) Map Commission established in 1910. In that year he participated in an expedition to the Ob River basin in Western Siberia, where he studied the Khanty people.

In 1917 he was a founder participant in the Commission for the Study of the Tribal Composition of the Population of the Borderlands of Russia (KIPS), along with several colleagues of the IRGO Map Commission.

Rudenko delivered lectures in the Leningrad University from 1921 to 1954. In 1947-1950 and 1954 he was sent by the Soviet Archaeology Institute to explore the kurgans in the Altay Mountains. During the excavation of Pazyryk tombs, he discovered the world's most spectacular tattooed mummy. In deference to the work of Rudenko and his anthropological usage, what was found is now said to belong to the Pazyryk Culture which flourished between the 7th and 3rd centuries BC.

Herodotus and other ancient writers referred to the Altay as "the golden mountain". It was there that the impregnable citadel of the Scythians (or Sacae) lay hidden for centuries. Rudenko, however, was cautious enough not to assign his findings to the Scythians. He attributed the kurgan finds to the formidable Iron Age horsemen and warriors, whom he dubbed the "Pazyryks". Although they left no written records, Pazyryk artifacts are distinguished by a sophisticated level of artistry and craftsmanship.

The Pazyryk tombs discovered by Rudenko were in an almost perfect state of preservation. They contained skeletons and intact bodies of horses and embalmed humans, together with a wealth of artifacts including saddles, riding gear, a chariot, rugs, clothing, jewelry, musical instruments, amulets, tools, and, interestingly, an "apparatus for inhaling hemp smoke". Also found in the tombs were fabrics from Persia and China, which the Pazyryks must have obtained on journeys covering thousands of miles.

References

*S.I. Rudenko, "Kul'tura naseleniia Gornogo Altaia v skifskoe vremia" (Moscow and Leningrad, 1953)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sergei Rudenko — (russ. Сергей Руденко) ist der Name folgender Personen: Sergei Ignatjewitsch Rudenko (1904–1990), sowjetischer Generaloberst und Pilot Sergei Iwanowitsch Rudenko (1885–1969), russischer Archäologe Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sergei Rudenko — Sergueï Roudenko Sergueï Ivanovitch Roudenko (en russe : Сергей Иванович Руденко) (16 janvier 1885 à Kharkov 16 juillet 1969 à Leningrad) est un anthropologue et archéologue russe des plus éminents de la période… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rudenko — (russisch Руденко) ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bogdan Nikolajewitsch Rudenko (* 1977), kasachischer Eishockeyspieler Konstantin Walerjewitsch Rudenko (* 1981), russischer Eishockeyspieler Leonid Rudenko (*1986), russischer DJ… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sergei Ignatjewitsch Rudenko — (russisch Сергей Игнатьевич Руденко, wiss. Transliteration Sergej Ignat evič Rudenko; * 7.jul./ 20. Oktober 1904greg. in Korop, heute in der Oblast Tschernihiw; † 10. Juli 1990 in Moskau) war ein sowjetischer Pilot. Leben 1923 ging …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sergei Iwanowitsch Rudenko — (russisch Сергей Иванович Руденко; * 16. Januar 1885 in Charkiw; † 16. Juli 1969 in Leningrad) war ein russischer Archäologe. Er legte 1947 in den fürstlich ausgestatteten Grabhügeln (Eiskurgane) von Pazyryk, Tuekta und Basadar im Altaj… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sergej Ignatjewitsch Rudenko — Sergei Ignatjewitsch Rudenko (russisch Сергей Игнатьевич Руденко, wiss. Transliteration Sergej Ignat evič Rudenko; * 7.jul./ 20. Oktober 1904greg. in Korop im Gebiet Tschernigow; † 1990 in Moskau) war ein sowjetischer Pilot. Leben 19 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sergei Ivanovich Rudenko — Sergueï Roudenko Sergueï Ivanovitch Roudenko (en russe : Сергей Иванович Руденко) (16 janvier 1885 à Kharkov 16 juillet 1969 à Leningrad) est un anthropologue et archéologue russe des plus éminents de la période… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mykola Rudenko — Mykola Danylovych Rudenko (Ukrainian: Микола Данилович Руденко; 12 December 1920, Yurivka, Luhansk oblast – 1 April 2004, Kiev) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, philosopher, Soviet dissident and human rights activist. He was the founder of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Oleg Olegowitsch Rudenko — Oleg Rudenko Voller Name Oleg Olegowitsch Rudenko Олег Олегович Руденко Verband Russland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”