Pazyryk burials
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The Pazyryk burials are a number of Scythian Iron Age tombs found in the Pazyryk Valley and the Ukok plateau in the Altai Mountains, Siberia, south of the modern city of Novosibirsk, Russia; the site
Pazyryk burial from Baga Türgen River site: a man in a wooden coffin, next to his horse. Bayan-Ölgii, Western Mongolia.
Decorated tapestry with seated goddess Tabiti and rider, Pazyryk Kurgan 5, Altai, Southern Russia c. 241 BCE.
Pazyryk barrows
Deer mask for a Pazyryk horse (Tomb 1).
Siberian Ice Maiden
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The Siberian Ice Maiden, also known as the Altai Princess or Princess of Ukok, is the naturally preserved mummy of a young woman from the Pazyryk culture who lived during the 5th century BCE. Discover
Pazyryk burials
…riding, a disassembled wagon with four large wheels on spokes, and various carpets. The most famous undisturbed Pazyryk burial so far recovered is the Ice Maiden or "Altai Lady" found by archaeologist Natalia Polosmak in 1993 at Ukok, near the Chinese border. The find was a rare example of a single woman given…
Mummy of the Siberian Ice Maiden
The Ukok Plateau
Reconstruction of the tomb chamber of the Siberian Ice Maiden, in the Anokhin Museum.
Siberian Ice Maiden horse harness, Anokhin Museum, Gorno-Altaysk, Altai Republic, Siberia, Russia