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MAIASP. 2024. No. 17
Arman Beisenov (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Darkhan Shashenov (Karaganda, Kazakhstan)
Kurgan of late Saka time in the Kyzylzhartas burial ground (Central
Kazakhstan)
DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2024.10.75.006
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Pages: 114—138
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The Kyzylzhartas burial ground is located in the Shet district of the Karaganda
region of the Republic
of Kazakhstan. As a result
of the excavations of kurgan no. 2, fragments of products were revealed,
including an iron vessel, ceramics, as well as 57 gold jewelry pieces. The
article for the first time publishes the results of the analysis of materials
from kurgan no. 2, conducted in 2023—2024. Two radiocarbon dates were
obtained from human bone samples in the 14C Chronology laboratory of Vilnius
Radiocarbon (Vilnius, Lithuania). The gold products
were subjected to an RFA analysis. The animal bones found in the grave have
been identified to the species. Based on archaeological data and the results
of 14C,
kurgan No. 2 of the Kyzylzhartas burial ground is
dated within the period of the 2nd half of the 4th — 2nd centuries BCE.
Currently, in the archaeology of the Early Iron Age of Central Kazakhstan,
the study of monuments of this period is one of the most urgent problems. The
mound in question belongs to a group of monuments unrelated to the Korgantas and Karamola types.
Against the background of a few graves, completely robbed and difficult to
date, this object opens up a certain perspective in the study of the culture
of the Late Saka period of the region.
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