Kurgan of late Saka time in the Kyzylzhartas burial ground (Central Kazakhstan)

The Kyzylzhartas burial ground is located in the Shet district of the Karaganda region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As a result of the excavations of kurgan no. 2, fragments of products were revealed, including an iron vessel, ceramics, as well as 57 gold jewelry pieces. The article for the first time publishes the results of the analysis of materials from kurgan no. 2, conducted in 2023-2024. Two radiocarbon dates were obtained from human bone samples in the 14C Chronology laboratory of Vilnius Radiocarbon (Vilnius, Lithuania). The gold products were subjected to an RFA analysis. The animal bones found in the grave have been identified to the species. Based on archaeological data and the results of 14C, kurgan no. 2 of the Kyzylzhartas burial ground is dated within the period of the 2nd half of the 4th - 2nd centuries BCE. Currently, in the archaeology of the Early Iron Age of Central Kazakhstan, the study of monuments of this period is one of the most urgent problems. The mound in question belongs to a group of monuments unrelated to the Korgantas and Karamola types. Against the background of a few graves, completely robbed and difficult to date, this object opens up a certain perspective in the study of the culture of the Late Saka period of the region.