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In 2015, as a result of historical and art studies of the complex of petroglyphs Rashaa-Khad in Mongolia, an indescribable anthropomorphic image was discovered, which was given the name "dancing shaman". It was located on the well-known and long-studied stele, on which a large number of tamgo-shaped signs of the Mongolian clans were carved. The image was located on the edge, poorly read because of the thick layer of organic matter. When clearing and copying through a special thin paper – mikalent, we were able t...

The article substantiates the prospects of theoretical and art-historical research of Mongolian temple architecture, based on extensive historical and art descriptions. It is indicated that the actual task is the interpretation of temple architecture. The experience of application of iconological method in disclosure of semantics of architectural monuments in Western Europe is presented. On the basis of this, for the first time, applied to the Mongolian architecture, the author proposes the methodological iconolog...