Pazyryk burial ground
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Pazyryk burial ground is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Altai Mountains of Siberia, renowned for its well-preserved Scythian-era kurgan tombs, mummies, and artifacts found in permafrost.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pazyryk-1 kurgan group | 1 |
| Pazyryk-2 kurgan group | 1 |
| Pazyryk-3 kurgan group | 1 |
| Pazyryk-4 kurgan group | 1 |
| Pazyryk-5 kurgan group | 1 |
| Ukok Plateau burials | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age site
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Scythian archaeological site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| artStyle | Scythian animal style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Saka-Scythian world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
steppe nomads ⓘ |
| burialType | kurgan ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culture |
Pazyryk culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scythian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Sergei Rudenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | permafrost ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
Scythian nomadic elite
ⓘ
body tattooing practices ⓘ funerary rituals of Pazyryk culture ⓘ horse harness and riding equipment ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Sergei Rudenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationResumed | 1947 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1929 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Pazyryk kurgan 1
NERFINISHED
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Pazyryk kurgan 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pazyryk kurgan 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pazyryk kurgan 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pazyryk kurgan 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Golden Mountains of Altai UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
felt carpets
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frozen tombs ⓘ horse burials ⓘ kurgan tombs ⓘ mummies ⓘ permafrost preservation ⓘ tattooed human remains ⓘ textiles ⓘ wooden artifacts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altai Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Russia ⓘ Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialFound |
Chinese silk
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bronze artifacts ⓘ wooden chariots ⓘ woolen pile carpet ⓘ |
| partOf | Ukok Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Altai Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of long-distance trade
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exceptional organic material preservation ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pazyryk-1 kurgan group
this entity surface form:
Pazyryk-2 kurgan group
this entity surface form:
Pazyryk-3 kurgan group
this entity surface form:
Pazyryk-4 kurgan group
this entity surface form:
Pazyryk-5 kurgan group
this entity surface form:
Ukok Plateau burials