A team of researchers has recently published the results of a comprehensive study on an impressive megalithic monument located in the Burabay district, in the Akmola region of Kazakhstan. The complex, named “Taskamal” by the local inhabitants, meaning “stone fortress” in Kazakh, features unique and monumental architecture that archaeologists believe could be closely linked to […]
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Mysterious Relief of a Human Face Discovered in Granite in Kazakhstan
A team of archaeologists from the Kh. Margulan Institute of Archaeology has discovered a relief of a human face sculpted into a granite block and an impressive stele in the Zerenda district, located in the Akmola region of Kazakhstan. The discovery was initially reported by Mendibay Kopobayev, the director of the local museum in the […]
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3,400-year-old Pyramid Built in the Bronze Age Uncovered in Kazakhstan
Excavation work at the Karajartas mausoleum, situated on a dominant hill overlooking the left bank of the Taldy River in the Shet district of the Karaganda province in Kazakhstan, was carried out by the Sari Arka Archaeological Committee of the University of Karaganda, totaling four excavation campaigns. Recently, Dr. Aibar Kassenali from the National Museum […]