Boralday (archaeological site)

Boralday (Kazakh: Боралдай), is a kurgan necropolis in Almaty, Kazakhstan, dating to the early Iron Age and associated with the Saka people. Located on the southeastern outskirts of the village of Boralday, the site comprises 47 burial mounds spread over 430 hectares on the left bank of the Bolshaya Almatinka River.

Boralday
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SAKAS
Tasmola
Sargat
Massagetae
Sauro-
matians
Mumun
SABEANS
Ordos
culture
Sha-
jing
Pazyryk
Tagar
YUEZHI
Subeshi
MAHA-
JANAPADAS
ZHOU
DYNASTY
Slab-grave
culture
MEROË
Scythians
Location of Taksai (), with contemporary cultures in the 6th century BCE
Geographical rangeSouth Siberia
Dates600-400 BCE
Major sites43.3370°N 76.8687°E / 43.3370; 76.8687
Preceded byKarasuk culture
Followed byAldy-Bel culture, Pazyryk culture, Tagar culture

The site was discovered in 1990 and was declared a protected monument in 2010. There are plans to turn the site into a museum.

The complex was first scientifically described and registered by the archaeologist Ageeva in 1956.

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