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.
-500 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 range | South Siberia |
|---|---|
| Dates | 600-400 BCE |
| Major sites | 43.3370°N 76.8687°E |
| Preceded by | Karasuk culture |
| Followed by | Aldy-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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