An ancient 3,800 years old Kurgenor buried mounds, the cemetery belonging to the warriors was excavated by archaeologists in the Yovşanlıdere site in the Ceyranchol Plains in western Azerbaijan Az Media Report.
Dating back to the Middle Bronze Age Kurgen At a height of six and a half feet, the diameter is about 92 feet. Internally, experts identified a burial room divided into three parts. The first contains the body and weapons of the warrior, the second contains the ceramic ship, and the third is empty. Experts say that empty space has symbolic significance related to the soul’s journey in the afterlife.
According to the findings, the warrior is believed to be about six and a half feet tall. He was buried in a semi-full position, holding a rare four-pronged bronze spear in his hand. Copper ankle decoration, obsidian tools, paste beads and 12 kinds of ceramic pots were also found.
On these ceramic boats, decorated with impressive patterns and white inlays, are cooked bones of animals such as goats, horses, cattle and wild boars, designed to be maintained on the journey of the afterlife.
On the surface Kurgenarchaeologists discovered huge limestone slabs weighing about 1 ton per ton and placed them on the head of the mound with cattle-shaped stone and a round limestone sealing rack.
Although all artifacts were recorded on site, debris were recovered on site, further analysis was still underway.
Currently, the excavation is in its fifth year and is part of a joint initiative between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan’s Cultural Heritage Protection, Development and Restoration Services and the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
Last year, another funeral belonging to the Scythians was discovered in Siberia. It marks one of the earliest examples of Scythian burial customs.
