Berel

East Kazakhstan Region · Kazakhstan

Berel, Kazakhstan
Photo: Derzsi Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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An ancient Scythian-era burial ground of large kurgans in the Bukhtarma valley near the Altai foothills. Permafrost preserved elaborate wooden coffins, harnessed horses and gold ornaments from around the 4th to 3rd centuries BC.

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