Issyk kurgan
Burial mound in Kazakhstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Issyk kurgan, in south-eastern Kazakhstan, less than 20 km east from the Talgar alluvial fan, near Issyk, is a burial mound discovered in 1969. It has a height of six meters and a circumference of sixty meters. It is dated to the 4th or 3rd century BC.[1][2] A notable item is a silver cup bearing an inscription. The finds are on display in Astana. It is associated with the Saka peoples.[3]
The burial complex located on the left bank of the Issyk Mountain River, 50 kilometers to the east of the city of Almaty. The unique archaeological complex found by a small group of Soviet scientists led by archaeologist Kemal Akishevich Akishev in 1969. The burial ground consists of 45 large royal mounds with a diameter of 30 to 90 and a height of 4 to 15 meters. The Issyk barrow is located in the western half of the burial ground. Its diameter is 60 meters, and its height is 6 meters.