Ochir-Goryaeva Maria Alexandrovna

Research Associate at the Primeval Archaeology Department of the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences

Maria Alexandrovna Ochir-Goryaeva is a Russian Archaeologist and Doctor of Historical Sciences (February 16, 1959). She studied at the Department of Archaeology of the Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) University. The primary area of Maria Alexandrovna’s research activities is the archaeology of the Early Iron Age nomads – the Scythians and Sarmatians from the steppe zone of Eurasia.  She was among the 11 young scientists of the Russian Federation awarded the Medal and Prize of the European Academy of Sciences for young scientists for a series of three articles on the localization of Savromats on the basis of descriptions by ancient Greek writers and an analysis of archaeological materials in February 1993.  In 1999, she won the competition for scholarship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and worked at the Eurasian Branch of the German Archaeological Institute for two years. In 2004 she lectured at the Universities of Cambridge and Durham within the framework of the Professorship Program at the invitation of the British Academy of Sciences. In 2005 Maria Alexandrovna was elected a Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute.  In 2011 she was awarded the title of “Honored Scientist of the Republic of Kalmykia”.

Main Publications

Monographs.

  1. Oćir-Gorjaeva М. Pferdegeschirr aus Chosheutovo. Skythischer Tierstil an der Unteren Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 2005. 184 s. (Archäologie in Eurasien; Bd. 19).
  2. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Archaeological monuments of the Volga-Manych steppes (collection of monuments studied in the territory of the Republic of Kalmykia in 1929–1997). Elista: “Gerel” Publ., 2008, 298 p.
  3. Sanchirov V.P., Dordzhieva G.Sh., Batmaev M.M., Ochirov U.B., Belousov S.S., Batyrov V.V., Baskhaev A.N. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. History of Kalmykia from ancient times to the present day. Elista: “Gerel” Publ., Volume 1, 845 p.
  4. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Ancient horsemen of Eurasian steppes. Moscow: “Taus” Publ., 2012, 486 p.

Articles.

  1. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Boar tusk with zoomorphic images from Zakhanata burial ground of the Kalmyk ASSR // Soviet Archaeology. Moscow: “Nauka” Publ., 1988, No. 2, pp. 221-223.
  2. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. On the settlement of Savromats // Bulletin of the Leningrad State University. Ser. 2, Leningrad: Leningrad State University, No. 16, pp. 95-99.
  3. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. The issues of Savromats in Scythian-Sarmatian archaeology // Russian Archaeology. Moscow: “Nauka” Publ., No. 2. pp. 32-41.
  4. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Arrowheads of nomads from the Lower Volga Region // Russian Archaeology. Moscow: “Nauka” Publ., No. 1. pp. 41-45.
  5. Dvornichenko V.V., Plakhov V.V., Ochir-Goryaeva M.A. Burials of early nomads from the Lower Volga Region // Russian Archaeology. Moscow: “Nauka” Publ., No.3, pp. 127–141.
  6. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Review. Seasonal economic cycle of the population of the North-West Caspian Sea Region in the Bronze Age. Proceedings of the State Historical Museum. Moscow (Executive Editor: N.I. Shishlina) // Russian Archaeology. Moscow: “Nauka” Publ., 2002. No.4, pp. 165–169.
  7. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. The complex of a Sarmatian military burial from the funds of the Kalmyk Republican Museum of Regional Studies // Journal of Ancient History. Moscow: “Nauka” Publ., No.3, pp. 200-205 (in collaboration with N.L. Lapa).
  8. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Burials of the Scythian period with horse bridle items from the Lower Volga region // Russian Archaeology. Moscow: “Nauka” Publ., No.4, pp. 5–14.
  9. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Ceremonial and secular bridle sets of the early nomads of Eurasia // Scientific thought of the Caucasus. Rostov-on-Don: Southern Federal University Publ., No. 2, pp. 75-81.
  10. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Features of the funerary rite of Eurasian nomads of the Scythian period // Journal of Ancient History. Moscow: “Nauka” Publ., 2009, No. 1, pp. 9-28.
  11. Ochir-Goryaeva M.A., Carnap-Bornheim K., Kekeev E., Manzhikova L. Bashanta settlement with stone buildings of the Middle Ages // Bulletin of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanitarian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Elista: Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of Sciences Publ., 2011, No. 1, pp. 63-70.
  12. Ochir-Goryaeva M.A., Kekeev E.A. Archaeological excavations of Ergeninskoe settlement of the Bronze Age // Bulletin of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanitarian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Elista: Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of Sciences Publ., 2013, No. 4, pp. 18-26.
  13. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. The issue of role of horses in the burial rite of the Kalmyks. Bulletin of the Kalmyk Institute for Humanitarian Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences. Elista: Kalmyk Institute for Humanities of the Russian Academy of Sciences Publ., 2014, No. 1, pp. 28-32.
  14. Ochir-Goryaeva М.A. Complete and partial burials of horses in the barrows of the Scythian period in the Southern Urals // Kazan science. Kazan: Kazan Publishing House, 2014, No. 4, pp. 45-48.
  15. Traces of post-burial rites in the burial mounds of the Scythian period located in Eurasian steppes // Ancient necropolises and settlements: post-burial rituals, symbolic burials and lootings / Proceedings of the Institute of the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Vol. 46, Saint Petersburg: Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2016, pp. 113-129.
  16. Otchir-Goriaeva M. N. Shishlina. The Seasonal Economic Cycle of the population of the North-Western Caspian region in the Bronze Age. A collective monograph edited by. Publicatiоns of the State Historical Museum. 120. Moscow 2000, 201 pages, 21 illustrations // Eurasia Antiqua. Berlin: Eurasien Abteilung DAI. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, 2001. Band 7. S. 615-621.
  17. Otchir-Goriaeva M. Das Sarmatische Grab von Jashkul, Kalmykien // Eurasia Antiqua. Berlin: Eurasien Abteilung DAI. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, Band 8. S. 353-387.
  18. Otchir-Goriaeva M., Stephan Augustin Eine archäologische Kollektion von der Unteren Wolga (Kalmückische Steppe) in der Sammlung des Völkerkunde-Museums Herrnhut // Prähistorische Zeitschrift. Berlin-New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2002. Band 77 /2/. S. 225-239.
  19. Otchir-Goriaeva M. Welchen Kultur- und Wirtschaftstyp repräsentieren die bronzezeitlichen Funde in den Wolga-Manyč-Steppen? // Eurasia Antiqua. Berlin: Eurasien Abteilung DAI. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern, Band 8. S. 105-133.
  20. Warmuth V., Barker G., Bower M., Kent B., Li S., Lomitashvili D., Ochir-Goryaeva M., Sizonov G., Soyonov V. Reconstructing the origin and spread of horse domestication in the Eurasian steppe // Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. New-York: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, P. 8202–8206. (PNAS. Vol. 109. No.021)
  21. Ochir-Goryaeva M. The Scythian Tombs: Construction and Geographical Orientation. The European Journal of Archaeology. 2015 Issue. 18.3. P. 477-496.
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