Burial mound from the 2nd century BC – 1st century AD. Here have been made very interesting finds of Hun culture including a body of a partly mummified woman with rich garments and jewelry including a belt buckle with has been nicknamed “Natasha’s iPhone” due to its similarity to a phone case. The burial mound is endangered by the flooding due to hydropower plant and there are on-going salvage excavations to extract the information before it is lost.
Location, GPS coordinates:
51.5666 S 92.4554 E
Categories:
Cairns and mounds, Cemeteries, Prehistoric and ancient cemeteries
Values:
Archaeology
Rating:
(3 / 5)
Where is located?
Asia, Russia, Tyva Republic, at the southern bank of Sayano-Shushenskoe Dam Lake
(3 / 5)
