850 gold artefacts belonging to the Scythian-Saka era found in Kazakhstan
The archaeological expedition of the Kazakh National University, which has been conducting excavations in the Eleke Sazy valley in East Kazakhstan sine 2016, has discovered a rich treasure consisting of ancient gold jewellery, the Kazakhstan Museum's Information Center reports.
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Credit: Infocenter of the East Kazakhstan region, Tleubek Shayakhmet |
During the archaeological season of 2020, archaeologists excavated several burial mounds. Despite the fact that many had had been looted in the past, a large number of gold harness fittings was found at one of the burial mounds.
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Credit: Infocenter of the East Kazakhstan region, Tleubek Shayakhmet |
"The treasure was found not in the mound itself, but adjacent it," says the head of the archaeological expedition, Abdis Tashkenovich. "This indicates that the chief's grave was a place of worship for a long time after his death. People came to this sacred place and left gifts to the Aruakhs, the spirits of their ancestors."
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Credit: Infocenter of the East Kazakhstan region, Tleubek Shayakhmet |
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Credit: Infocenter of the East Kazakhstan region, Tleubek Shayakhmet |
“The treasure belongs to the later Animal Style of the Scythian-Saka era and dates back to around the 5th-4th centuries BC. The central object is a mythological feline-like creature with large round ears, decorated with four bells, and is of a type never encountered before", says Toleubaev.
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Credit: Infocenter of the East Kazakhstan region, Tleubek Shayakhmet |
Source: YK News [trsl. TANN, September 03, 2020]
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