Urzhar mound: history of discoveryand some research resuits

The text proposes a preliminary report on the Urzhar mound that was not pillaged with a female burial identified in 2013 during protection works carried out in connection with reconstruction of Taskesken – Bakhty highway in Urzhar district of East Kazakhstan region. The monument is unique with preserved headdress of extraordinary burial, which can be completely reconstructed. The burial is solitary, performed in a stone box. As elements of accompanying complex, there are remains of sacrificial food in the form of animal bones, ceramic and wooden utensils, and a stone-like item like an altar. From jewelry, an earring with a stone pendant was preserved. in the 14 C dating laboratory, a calibrated date was obtained. The mound dates back to V-IV centuries BC. The materials of the monument were analyzed by a group of specialists, including paleoanthropologists, geneticists, biologists, and palynologists. Currently, the study of the materials from the Urzhar mound continues In 2013, the staff of the A.H. Margulan Institute of Archaeology in the Urjar district of East Kazakhstan region carried out emergency archaeological work in connection with the reconstruction of the Taskesken-Bakhty highway