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Barrows of Tasmola

2014-08-05T10:53:42Z

Nedim Ardoğa: added Category:World Heritage Site Tentative list using HotCat

The '''Barrows''' (or [[Tumuli]]) '''of Tasmola''' are dispersed throughout central [[Kazakhstan]] in the [[Karaganda]], [[Akmola]], and [[Pavlodar]] regions.

==Site description==
Originating in the [[Saka]] period (7th to 3rd Centuries BC), the various barrows of the [[Tasmola culture]] can be found throughout the valleys of central [[Kazakhstan]]. The sites are characterized by stone complexes with up to four stone barrows, [[menhirs]] (single or in groups), and two curved ranges that can each stretch 50 to 200 m long (unique to Tasmola structures).<ref name="whc.unesco.org">[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1133/ Barrows with stone ranges of the Tasmola culture - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]</ref> The ranges appear to line up in accordance to equinoctial, solstitial or midsummer sunrise points. Archaeological finds in the barrows themselves can include pottery, horse skeletons, and fire pit remains. Over 300 of such barrows have been identified in Kazakhstan, of which only a small number have been archaeologically excavated.<ref name="whc.unesco.org" />

==World Heritage Status==
This site was added to the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage]] Tentative List on September 24, 1998 in the Mixed (Cultural + Natural) category.<ref name="whc.unesco.org" />
(''see'' [[List of World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan]])

==Notes==
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==References==
*[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1133/ Barrows with stone ranges of the Tasmola culture - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Retrieved 2009-03-02.

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Begazy Dandybai Mausolea

2014-08-05T10:53:24Z

Nedim Ardoğa: added Category:World Heritage Site Tentative list using HotCat

The '''Mausolea of the [[Begazy-Dandybai culture]]''' are located in mountain valleys of Central [[Kazakhstan]].

==Site description==
The collection of 18 mausolea, dating from the 12th to 8th centuries BC, incorporates unique architectural and constructive style. The commonality between all examples is a central room surrounded by two or three perimeter walls made of stacked stone or large vertical stone slabs. The central rooms house sarcophagi and altars, which contrast the nearby burials outside the mausolea in the open. This fact hints at an embedded social stratification and hierarchy within Begazy-Dandybai society, and signifies those buried in the mausolea as royalty, noblemen, or priests.

The Mausolea usually occur within close range to ancient settlements of up to 10 hectares in area, which hints at a once flourishing economy based on agriculture, irrigation, domestication of animals, and use of precious metals found in nearby mines.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1132/ Megalithic mausolea of the Begazy-Dandybai culture - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]</ref>

==World Heritage status==
This site was added to the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage]] Tentative List on September 24, 1998, in the Cultural category.(see [[List of World Heritage Sites in Kazakhstan]])

==Notes==
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==References==
*[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1132/ Megalithic mausolea of the Begazy-Dandybai culture - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Retrieved 2009-03-01.

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