Eleke Sazy

Eleke Sazy
Geographical rangeSouth Siberia
Dates7-6th centuries BCE
Major sites47°20′12″N 82°07′34″E / 47.336742°N 82.126114°E / 47.336742; 82.126114
Preceded byKarasuk culture
Followed byAldy-Bel culture, Pazyryk culture, Tagar culture

Eleke Sazy is an archaeological site in eastern Kazakhstan with numerous 6th-4th century BCE Early Saka kurgans. In 2020, archaeologists excavated multiple burial mounds in the Eleke Sazy Valley in East Kazakhstan. Here, a large number of gold artifacts were found. These artifacts included golf harness fittings, pendants, chains, appliqués, and more – most of which are in the Animal Style of the Scythian-Saka era dating back to the 5th–4th centuries BCE.