Proper noun
An oblast of Russia in Siberia.
kurgan (plural kurgans)
A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia.
A city, the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast, Russia. Originally called Tsaryovo Gorodishche (Russian Царёво Городище n (Carjóvo Gorodíšče)) (1662-1782).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA January 1971 issue of the Marijuana Review also used the term. History A bong made out of a red bell pepper Excavations of a kurgan in Russia in 2013 revealed that Scythian tribal chiefs used gold bongs 2400 years ago to smoke cannabis and opium. Source: Internet
Ancient DNA provides new insights into the history of south Siberian Kurgan people. Source: Internet
Genetic analysis of human remains from a double inhumation in a frozen kurgan in Kazakhstan (Berel site, early 3rd century BC). Source: Internet
Scythian élites had kurgan tombs: high barrows heaped over chamber-tombs of larch -wood – a deciduous conifer that may have had special significance as a tree of life-renewal, for it stands bare in winter. Source: Internet
Kurgan hypothesis R1a1a The subclade R1a1a (R-M17 or R-M198) is the most commonly associated with Indo-European speakers, although the subclade R1b1a (P-297) has also been linked to the Centum branch of Indo-European. Source: Internet
The 13th Guards Rifle Division, assigned to counterattack at the Mamayev Kurgan and at Railway Station No. 1 suffered particularly heavy losses. Source: Internet