The exhibition "gold of the Great Steppe" was opened in the Fitzwilliam Museum of the University of Cambridge.

10/1/2021

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The exhibition "gold of the Great Steppe" was opened in the Fitzwilliam Museum of the University of Cambridge. The event was held in honor of the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence.
Gold artifacts of the ancient saka mounds of the East Kazakhstan region, found as a result of excavations by famous archaeologists, professors of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Abdesh Tuleubayev and Zainolla Samashev, were exhibited. The British public had the opportunity to see the relics of the Scythian civilization, which dominated Central Asia in the VIII-III centuries BC, in particular, the Altai Mountain system of Kazakhstan, and valuable objects found in the Saka mounds. The exhibition presents about a hundred archaeological finds from three different burial grounds: Berel, Shilikty and Eleke Sazy. The exhibition shows that the ancient Saks had a unique culture and deep knowledge in the field of nomadic animal husbandry, mining and Metallurgy. This period is also called the "golden age" in the history of ancient Kazakhs. One of the most valuable exhibits is the remains of the "golden man", whose clothes contain 15,000 gold items. "This is a unique opportunity for the UK and, of course, for the whole world to show the ancient culture of Kazakhstan. The exhibition will be held in the Fitzwilliam Museum until January 30 next year.