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<< Other Photo Pages >> Karajartus Mausoleum - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Kazakhstan

Submitted by TheDruid-3X3 on Thursday, 08 January 2026  Page Views: 2699

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Karajartus Mausoleum Alternative Name: Karazhartas burial groud
Country: Kazakhstan
NOTE: This site is 377.416 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Karaganda  Nearest Village: Taldy
Latitude: 49.135680N  Longitude: 73.915980E
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1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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Karajartus Mausoleum
Karajartus Mausoleum submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : Site in Kazakhstan The Mausoleum Pyramid before it was Rebuilt. (Vote or comment on this photo)
In 2016 the remains of a fascinating pyramid-shaped monument were discovered in the windswept and largely deserted Karaganda region of central Kazakhstan. This five-layered stepped structure was eventually put back together stone by stone, revealing it to have been a monumental mausoleum likely built sometime in the second millennium BC. After years of study and analysis, experts have now concluded that the pyramid-shaped tomb was constructed between 3,200 and 3,400 years ago as a burial site for an important leader of the Begazy-Dandybai people, a group linked to the ancient Andronovo culture that dominated Central Asia at that time.

The Karajartas mausoleum, as the structure is called, was built on the top of a hill overlooking the Taldy River in Karaganda’s Shet district. It was fully unearthed and reconstructed by archaeologists affiliated with the Saryarka Archaeological Institute at Karaganda State University, who’ve been studying this remarkable find, along with other ruins and artifacts excavated nearby, for the past seven years.

Update December 2025: For more information, see Archaeology News, "Archaeologists unearth a 3,400-year-old pyramid from the Scythian-Saka period in Kazakhstan", and Ancient Origins, "Stunning 3,400-Year-Old Pyramid in Kazakhstan Was a Monument to a Deceased Leader".
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Karajartus Mausoleum
Karajartus Mausoleum submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : An artist's reconstruction of the Karajartus Mausoleum Pyramid. Site in Kazakhstan (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Stunning 3,400-Year-Old Pyramid in Kazakhstan Was a Monument to a Deceased Leader by Andy B on Friday, 24 October 2025
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In 2016 the remains of a fascinating pyramid-shaped monument were discovered in the windswept and largely deserted Karaganda region of central Kazakhstan. This five-layered stepped structure was eventually put back together stone by stone, revealing it to have been a monumental mausoleum likely built sometime in the second millennium BC. After years of study and analysis, experts have now concluded that the pyramid-shaped tomb was constructed between 3,200 and 3,400 years ago as a burial site for an important leader of the Begazy-Dandybai people, a group linked to the ancient Andronovo culture that dominated Central Asia at that time.

The Karajartas mausoleum, as the structure is called, was built on the top of a hill overlooking the Taldy River in Karaganda’s Shet district. It was fully unearthed and reconstructed by archaeologists affiliated with the Saryarka Archaeological Institute at Karaganda State University, who’ve been studying this remarkable find, along with other ruins and artifacts excavated nearby, for the past seven years. While they’ve long suspected the mausoleum was a creation of the Late Bronze Age Begazy-Dandybai culture, the latest research confirms this and helps establish a timeline for when these industrious people actually occupied the region.

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