AKMOLA, KAZAKHSTAN—Newsweek reports that researchers from the Margulan Institute of Archaeology have discovered a face carved into a granite boulder at the top of a rocky outcrop in central Kazakhstan. The carving measures about ten inches long by eight inches wide, with well-preserved eyes, nose, and lips. A collapsed stone stele measuring more than six feet long and three feet wide was found nearby. It had been carved on one side with an image of a deer with large antlers. Archaeologist Sergey Yarygin said that the carved face and the stela are similar to others found at Bronze Age sites in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, but additional research is needed to determine the age of the site. To read about a 2,700-year-old mound burial found in eastern Kazakhstan, go to "Iron Age Teenagers."
Stela and Carving Discovered in Kazakhstan
News July 23, 2024
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