Tasmola monuments metalwork of Central Kazakhstan

The article introduces the results of the new studies of the composition of the bronze objects from Tasmola Culture (VIII-V centuries BC). The authors analyze 53 objects in total including 52 which are made of bronze and 1 which is made of iron. Most of the objects are made of tin bronze. In contrast, one group of objects contains less than 1% of tin; they can be segregated in a specific group because of the high arsenic content (7-14%). Among the objects made of arsenic bronze objects the authors pay special attention to the harness from the altars of the Bakybulak burials. According to experts, the bronze objects from the Bakybulak burials were manufactured by Arzhan-Chernogorov method. They represent the earliest objects of Tasmola culture and can be probably dated by the period between the IX and the VIII cc. BC or by the VIII c. BC.