KARGALY DIADEMA ON A NOTE OF YURI DOMBROVSKIY

Abstract

The article presents the results of studies that reveal the history of the discovery of the burial, known in the literature as “Shaman burial on the Kargalinka River”. Based on archival data, a survey of local long-term residents, the author managed to recreate the history of the discovery of the monument and its future fate. The role of the participants in the event and the further fate of both people and objects of burial was revealed. Of particular importance is the discovery of the exact place of burial, accompanied by a complex of gold objects. This fact is of great importance for the history of science, as well as for the cultural and historical attribution of the monument, taking into account the archaeological monuments identified in the area of the place of the Kargaly burial. The presented article is distinguished by its simplicity of presentation, an abundance of interesting facts, and is an example of perseverance and consistency in the presentation of the question of the history of science (This publication is a kind of preface to the materials published in this issue, prepared under the guidance of A.A. Goryachev on the results of studying the archaeological complex of the Kargaly historical and geographical microdistrict in the 2020 field season – eds.).