Boralday (archaeological site)
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Boralday (Kazakh: Боралдай), is a kurgan necropolis in Almaty, Kazakhstan, dating to the early Iron Age and associated with the Saka people.[1] Located on the southeastern outskirts of the village of Boralday, the site comprises 47 burial mounds spread over 430 hectares on the left bank of the Bolshaya Almatinka River.
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Geographical range | South Siberia |
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Dates | 600-400 BCE |
Major sites | 43.3370°N 76.8687°E / 43.3370; 76.8687 |
Preceded by | Karasuk culture |
Followed by | Aldy-Bel culture, Pazyryk culture, Tagar culture |
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The site was discovered in 1990[2] and was declared a protected monument in 2010.[3] There are plans to turn the site into a museum.[4][5]
The complex was first scientifically described and registered by the archaeologist Ageeva in 1956.[6]