Pazyryk-type burial and petroglyphs of the Tausamaly archaeological complex

Sergey Yarygin

doi:10.32523/2664-5157-2022-4-131-148

Authors

Sergey Yarygin Branch of the Institute of Archeology named after A.Kh. Margulan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32523/2664-5157-2022-4-131-148

Keywords:

Zhetysu, barrow, burials, tamga, sign, petroglyphs of the Pazyryk burial, Tausamaly, symbols

Abstract

The article presents the results of a research work carried out at the
archaeological complex of Tausamaly. The complex consists of a large burial
ground and accumulations of petroglyphs. The monuments are in the Aksu
district of the Zhetysu region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In barrow No.
1, a paired burial of the Pazyryk culture, accompanied by three horses, was
found in a tiered stone box. A large number of petroglyphs, tamgas and signs
were found near the burial ground. A few petroglyphs have pictorial analogies
in Southern Siberia and the eastern regions of Central Asia Graphic symbols
are divided into several groups. The first group is represented by symbols that
differ from each other by various additional elements in the form of dots and
lines, as well as being in composition with the figure of an animal. The second
group is tamga-shaped signs in the form of a dumbbell-shaped figure. Signs
have different sizes, and various additional elements, in the form of dotted and
linear knockouts located side by side. The materials of the burial ground and
petroglyphs date back to the 4th-2nd centuries BC.

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Author Biography

Sergey Yarygin, Branch of the Institute of Archeology named after A.Kh. Margulan

PhD, leading researcher

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