Kurgan stelae (sing. stele or stela), or balbals (Kyrgyz: балбал [bɑlbɑl]; from Turkic word balbal meaning 'ancestor' or 'grandfather') are anthropomorphic stone stelae, images cut from stone, installed atop, within or around kurgans (i.e.
Kurgan stelae (sing. stele or stela), or balbals (Kyrgyz: балбал [bɑlbɑl]; from Turkic word balbal meaning 'ancestor' or 'grandfather') are anthropomorphic stone stelae, images cut from stone, installed atop, within or around kurgans (i.e.
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