Boralday Archaeological Site

Boralday, is a kurgan necropolis in Almaty, Kazakhstan, dating to the early Iron Age and associated with the Saka people [1]. The necropolis comprises 430 hectares and includes 47 mounds from the Saka period from the 5th to the 3rd centuries BC [1]. The height of the largest mound, which is located in the center of the necropolis, is 14 meters, and the diameter is 100 meters [1]. There are also several mounds with a height of 5–6 meters and a diameter of 60–80 meters [1]. Medium-sized mounds have a height of 3 meters and a diameter of 30–40 meters, and the small ones have a height of 1–1,5 meters and a diameter of 10–20 meters [1].