URZHAR MOUND: HISTORY OF DISCOVERY AND SOME RESEARCH RESULTS
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https://doi.org/10.52967/akz2019.2.4.9.22Keywords:
archaeology, mound, burial, culture, nomads, headdressAbstract
The article proposes a preliminary report on the Urzhar mound that was not pillaged with a female burial identified in 2013 during protection works carried out in connection with reconstruction of Taskesken – Bakhty highway in Urzhar district of East Kazakhstan
region. The monument is unique with preserved headdress of extraordinary burial, which can be completely reconstructed. The burial is solitary, performed in a stone box. As elements of accompanying complex, there are remains of sacrificial food in the form of animal bones, ceramic and wooden utensils, and a stone-like item like an altar. From jewelry, an earring with a stone pendant was preserved. In the 14 C dating laboratory, a calibrated date was obtained. The mound dates back to V-IV centuries BC. The materials of the monument were analyzed by a group of specialists, including paleoanthropologists, geneticists, biologists, and palynologists. Currently, the study of the materials from the Urzhar mound continues.
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