Eleke Sazy

Eleke Sazy

[ -500 ] SAKAS Tasmola Kulay Goro- khovo Itkul Sargat Ananyino culture Massagetae Sauro- matians Mumun Dian culture SABEANS Ordos Yanglang Shajing Pazyryk Tagar Chandman Aldy-Bel YUEZHI Subeshi ACHAEMENID EMPIRE MAHA- JANAPADAS ZHOU DYNASTY Slab-grave culture DONGHU MEROË Scythians class=notpageimage| Location of Eleke Sazy ( ), with contemporary cultures in the 6th century BCE
Geographical range	South Siberia
Dates	7-6th centuries BCE
Major sites	47°20′12″N82°07′34″E / 47.336742°N 82.126114°E / 47.336742; 82.126114
Preceded by	Karasuk culture
Followed by	Aldy-Bel culture, Pazyryk culture, Tagar culture

Eleke Sazy is an archaeological site in eastern Kazakhstan with numerous 6th-4th century BCE Early Saka kurgans. In 2020, archaeologists excavated multiple burial mounds in the Eleke Sazy Valley in East Kazakhstan. Here, a large number of gold artifacts were found. These artifacts included golf harness fittings, pendants, chains, appliqués, and more – most of which are in the Animal Style of the Scythian-Saka era dating back to the 5th–4th centuries BCE. ^[2]

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  Recumbent stag plaque, Eleke Sazy, Kazakhstan; 8th to 6th century BC
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  Hippogriff (EKRM inv. no. KПO94-39409-39413); gold; Kurgan 7, Group IV, Eleke Sazy, Tarbagatai mountains, Kazakhstan; 5th to 4th century BC.

References

1. Image file with complete data, Amir, Saltanat; Roberts, Rebecca C. (2023). "The Saka 'Animal Style' in Context: Material, Technology, Form and Use". Arts. 12: 23. doi: 10.3390/arts12010023 .
2. Almeroth-Williams, Tom (14 October 2021). "The Fitzwilliam Museum reveals how the Saka people made history and great art". University of Cambridge.