Studies of the early Alakul necropolis Nurataldy-1 (Central Kazakhstan)
Loman V. Kukushkin I.
2023Margulan Institute of Archaeology
Kazakhstan Archeology
2023#2023Issue 281 - 102 pp.
The article is devoted to the publication of materials of the early Alakul necropolis Nurataldy-1, located 84 km southeast of Karaganda. Expedition of the Saryarka Archaeological Institute at the Buketov Karaganda University investigated five enclosures made of stone slabs. The materials of enclosure no. 5, one of the graves of which contained a copper vessel, were published earlier. Ten vessels and fragments of another ten copies represent the ceramic collection of enclosures no. 1–4. Metal jewelry, pendants made of shells and animal fangs, a stone amulet, bone and bronze arrowheads were also found. Paired horse sacrifices characteristic of the early stage of the Alakul culture were found in two structures. A unique find is a ritual hoard of metal objects that were made by masters of the Fedorovka culture. New data are being introduced into scientific circulation, showing that the interaction between the Fedorovka and Alakul population also took place in the sphere of the exchange of metal products. According to the results of radiocarbon analysis, the dating of the site fits into two intervals – 19th–18th and 18th–17th centuries BC.
Alakul culture , archaeology , Bronze Age , Central Kazakhstan , Fedorovka culture , necropolis , radiocarbon dating , treasure
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Karaganda Buketov University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
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