Activities of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society for the Study of the Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Mongolia (70s XIX - early XX centuries, source study aspect)
The article discusses the study of the contribution of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society to the discovery of the monuments of the Bronze and Early Iron Ages in Mongolia and the formation of a source study fund based on them. The authors defines the activities of scientists G.N. Potanin, N.M. Yadrintsev, S.M. Dudin, D.A. Klements, V.V. Radlov, V.A. Obruchev, A.M. Pozdneev and A.N. Kaznakov, who studied khereksurs, deer stones and slab graves in Western, Central and Northern Mongolia. The authors have given the statistical data on the contribution of these scientists to the formation of a source base for them: the discovery of 692 khereksurs at 117 burial grounds, 6 slab burial grounds (at least 7 graves) and 28 deer stones. This article also highlights other aspects of the activities of scientist’s description and drawing up plans of the monuments, altars and memorials, sketches, photographing objects, collection of information about them from the local population.