Issyk kurgan

Almaty Region · Kazakhstan

Issyk kurgan, Kazakhstan
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A Saka burial mound famous for the Golden Man, a warrior found clad in thousands of gold plaques. The site lies near the town of Esik in the Zailiysky Alatau foothills and dates to roughly the 4th century BC.

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