Geographical range | South Siberia |
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Dates | 7-6th centuries BCE |
Major sites | 47°20′12″N 82°07′34″E / 47.336742°N 82.126114°E |
Preceded by | Karasuk culture |
Followed by | Aldy-Bel culture, Pazyryk culture, Tagar culture |
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Eleke Sazy is an archaeological site in eastern Kazakhstan with numerous 6th-4th century BCE Early Saka kurgans. In 2020, archaeologists excavated multiple burial mounds in the Eleke Sazy Valley in East Kazakhstan. Here, a large number of gold artifacts were found. These artifacts included golf harness fittings, pendants, chains, appliqués, and more – most of which are in the Animal Style of the Scythian-Saka era dating back to the 5th–4th centuries BCE.[2]
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Recumbent stag plaque, Eleke Sazy, Kazakhstan; 8th to 6th century BC
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Hippogriff (EKRM inv. no. KПO94-39409-39413); gold; Kurgan 7, Group IV, Eleke Sazy, Tarbagatai mountains, Kazakhstan; 5th to 4th century BC.
References
[edit]- ^ Image file with complete data, Amir, Saltanat; Roberts, Rebecca C. (2023). "The Saka 'Animal Style' in Context: Material, Technology, Form and Use". Arts. 12: 23. doi:10.3390/arts12010023.
- ^ Almeroth-Williams, Tom (14 October 2021). "The Fitzwilliam Museum reveals how the Saka people made history and great art". University of Cambridge.