   Location of Dongtalede (  ), with contemporary cultures in the 6th century BCE | |
| Geographical range | Xinjiang |
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| Dates | 9-7th centuries BCE |
| Major sites | 46°22′40″N 87°51′05″E / 46.377732°N 87.851256°E |
| Preceded by | Karasuk culture |
| Followed by | Aldy-Bel culture, Pazyryk culture, Tagar culture |
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Dongtalede (Ch: 东塔勒德) is an archaeological site in Xinjiang with numerous artifacts riminescent of the Scytho-Siberian art of Central Asia. It is dated to the 9th-7th century BCE. The site has been of primary importance in understanding how new gold-crafting technology developed in Northwest China during the early Iron Age, following the arrival of new technological skills from the central Asian steppes.[2] These technological and artistic exchanges attest to the magnitude of communication networks between China and the Mediterranean, even long before the establishment of the Silk Road.[2][3]
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Gold beech-nut pendants found in tomb 3 of Dongtalede, the Xinjiang Altai region, Northwest China -
Gold appliqués in the form of snow leopards found in Dongtalede, Northwest China -
![Dongtalede in the geographical distribution of early gold and silver artefacts found in Northwest China and Central Asia (8th-3rd century BCE).[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Geographical_distribution_of_early_gold_and_silver_artefacts_found_in_Northwest_China_and_Central_Asia_%288th-3rd_century_BCE%29.jpg/120px-Geographical_distribution_of_early_gold_and_silver_artefacts_found_in_Northwest_China_and_Central_Asia_%288th-3rd_century_BCE%29.jpg)
Dongtalede in the geographical distribution of early gold and silver artefacts found in Northwest China and Central Asia (8th-3rd century BCE).[3]
![Dongtalede in the geographical distribution of early gold and silver artefacts found in Northwest China and Central Asia (8th-3rd century BCE).[3]](https://thcscience.wiki/term/cannabaceae/cannabis/cannabis-sativa/?rdp_we_resource=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AGeographical_distribution_of_early_gold_and_silver_artefacts_found_in_Northwest_China_and_Central_Asia_%288th-3rd_century_BCE%29.jpg)
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- ^ Image file with complete data, Amir, Saltanat; Roberts, Rebecca C. (2023). "The Saka 'Animal Style' in Context: Material, Technology, Form and Use". Arts. 12: 23. doi:10.3390/arts12010023.
- ^ a b Liu, Yan (1 January 2021). "Long-Distance Relationship with the Mediterranean World? Gold Beech-nut Pendants found in the Early Iron Age China and the Eurasian Steppe". Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry.
- ^ a b Liu, Yan; Li, Rui; Yang, Junchang; Liu, Ruiliang; Zhao, Guoxing; Tan, Panpan (26 April 2021). "China and the steppe: technological study of precious metalwork from Xigoupan Tomb 2 (4th–3rd c.BCE) in the Ordos region, Inner Mongolia". Heritage Science. 9 (1): 46. doi:10.1186/s40494-021-00520-5. ISSN 2050-7445.
