Title: Mountain Pervyi Sunduk in Khakasia in the system of hour circles of parallels of the rising high winter moon and summer sun

Author(s): Larichev V. E., Giyenko E. G., Parshikov S. A., Prokopyeva S. A.

Affiliation: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS, PR. Lavrentieva, 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation. Siberian state Academy of geodesy, 10 Plakhotnogo str., Novosibirsk, 630108, Russian Federation

Reference: Larichev V. E., Giyenko E. G., Parshikov S. A., Prokopyeva S. A. Mountain Pervyi Sunduk in Khakasia in the system of hour circles of parallels of the rising high winter moon and summer sun. Novosibirsk State University Bulletin. Series: History and Philology [Vestnik Novosibirskogo universiteta. Seriya: Istoriya, filologiya]. 2009, vol. 8, is. 5: Archaeology and Ethnography, p. 143–153.

UDC: 903.27

Abstract: The mountain Pervyi Sunduk in Khakasia is unique object of a natural origin complemented line of artificial structures, through which the knowledge of rhythms of movement of the Moon and Sun was possible. Taking into account also features of an arrangement of a mountain prevailing above an extensive site of a valley of the river Belyi Iyus, it is possible to believe, that it in an antiquity was considered as a “World mountain”.

Key words: Khakasia, “World mountain”, protection of monuments, mountain Pervyi Sunduk, movement of the Sun and moon, ancient calendars, ancient science