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Pazyryk burials

Also known as Pazyryk kurgans

The Pazyryk burials are a group of kurgans of the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE in the Pazyryk valley of the Altai mountains in southern Siberia, Russia, excavated by Sergei Rudenko in 1929 and 1947–1949. Ice formed in the tombs preserved tattooed bodies, felt hangings, saddles, textiles and the oldest known knotted pile carpet, now in the Hermitage Museum. They give their name to the Pazyryk culture of the Scythian-Saka world.

Pazyryk burials
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pazyryk burials. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pazyryk-burials
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The Epoch Institute. “Pazyryk burials.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pazyryk-burials.
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