Rare 2,700-Year-Old Saka Burial Site Uncovered in Kyrgyzstan

Rare 2,700-Year-Old Saka Burial Site Uncovered in Kyrgyzstan

Exposed graves within a circular stone enclosure in the Issyk-Kul region. Credit: Ministry of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic A rescue excavation near Cholpon-Ata, along the northern shore of Issyk-Kul, has uncovered a cluster of ancient burial mounds and a large stone enclosure. Officials say the burial site in Kyrgyzstan likely dates to the early Saka period, around the 8th to 6th centuries BCE. The discovery was m…