Inclusions of platinum group minerals in golden products from the burial ground Hankarinsky Dol (Altai)

In the process of research there has been established the presence of inclusions of platinum group minerals in ancient golden products from burial mounds Hankarinsky Dol, which refer to Pazyryk culture of Altai. The presence of platinum group minerals is an evidence of a direct connection of raw sources with auriferous ultra basic rocks, and morphological features of grains speak about extraction of materials from alluvial (river) scatterings. The chemical compound of a golden foil from burial mounds corresponds to native gold.