Archaeological Sites in Kazakhstan
Mound/tumulus in Kazakhstan (7)
Araltobe Kurgan
The Araltobe kurgan is a burial ground found near Araltobe, Zhylyoi District, in northwestern Kazakhstan, thought to belong to a member of the post-Saka Sarmatian culture, and…
Berel Kurgan
Berel kurgan is an archaeological site in the Katonkaragay District in eastern Kazakhstan. The site is located near the village of Berel. At this site, numerous 5th-3rd century…
Besshatyr Burial Ground
A sacred necropolis of the Saka tribes dating to the 6th-4th centuries BC, located in the Ili River valley within Altyn-Emel National Park, Almaty region. The complex spans about…
Eleke Sazy
Eleke Sazy is an archaeological site in eastern Kazakhstan featuring numerous 6th-4th century BCE Early Saka kurgans (burial mounds). In 2020, excavations in the Eleke Sazy Valley…
Issyk Kurgan
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. A notable item is a silver cup…
Shilikty
Shilikty, formerly Chilikti, also more precisely Baigetobe Kurgans in Shilikty Valley, is an archaeological site in eastern Kazakhstan, located in the Chilik river basin. At this…
Taksai Kurgans
The Taksai Kurgans are a series of Saka or Sauromatian burial mounds in the Terekti District of northwestern Kazakhstan, dated to c. 500 BC. The undisturbed Taksai-1 kurgan,…
City/town/settlement in Kazakhstan (5)
Begash
Begash is a Bronze Age archaeological site in the Koksu River valley of historic Zhetysu, southeastern Kazakhstan. Located in piedmont steppes above the Zhalgyzagash River, it was…
Otrar
Otrar or Otyrar, also called Farab, is an ancient city in southern Kazakhstan which was located on the Silk Road. It was an important city in the history of Central Asia, situated…
Petrovka Settlement
The Petrovka fortified settlement is the namesake of the Sintashta-Petrovka culture, located on the Ishim River in Zhambyl District, North Kazakhstan Region. Dating to…
Talapty Settlement
The Talapty Settlement lies on the right bank of the Koksu River in the Zhetysu (Dzungar) Alatau range of Kazakhstan, spanning between canyons 8 and 10. Excavations revealed…
Turkistan - City
Turkistan (formerly Yasi) is an ancient city in southern Kazakhstan on the Silk Road, near the Syr Darya river. Its most prominent monument is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi,…
Geoglyphs in Kazakhstan (1)
Necropolis/tombs complex in Kazakhstan (1)
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