Pazyryk barrows

Russia / Gorno-Altaj / Ulagan / 84К-5
 archaeological site, barrow/tumulus/burial mound, megalith, interesting place, stone circle
Mounds is located in the tract Pazyryk on the right bank of the River Bolshoi Ulagan, on the road from Ulagan (16 km) to the village Balyktuyul. The name "Pazyryk" comes from the Tuvan "bazyryk" - "Mound." Burial mounds are the graves of tribal or tribal chiefs, built mostly in the VI-III centuries. BC A chain of five mounds stretching from north to south along the great valley a few kilometers from Balyktuyul.
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Coordinates:   50°44'47"N   88°4'21"E
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