Megalithic Portal: Latest from Kyrgyzstan

Balasagun stone Balbas

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:11:28 GMT

. Sculptured standing stones or tomb markers of the 6th to 8th century CE.

Karakol Park

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:13:33 GMT

]]>. Sculptured Stones in Kyrgyzstan. There are about 25 Balbals in the park in the centre of Karakol, Kyrgyzstan these balbals have been collected from the surrounding countryside. As with anything you might find in a public park some have been vandalised, including being daubed with paint. the stones seem pretty neglected some hidden in undergrowth or toppled over, most of the stones here stand aound 1.5metres of of the ground although there are some taller and also shorter examples.

East Song K�l Balbal

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:05:57 GMT

]]>. A balbal still in its original position (possibly re-erected) in the countryside marking a small rectangular burial site defined by a line a small stones. this is located close to the road at the eastern end of Song K�l (lake), Kyrgyzstan.

Karakol Regional Museum

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:50:29 GMT

]]>. Museum in Kyrgyzstan. Karakol Regional History Museum, has displays on petroglyphs from a cave at AK Chunkur; Photos of metalwork dating from 5th-3rd century BCE found in burial mounds (kurgan) at Barskoon; a few balbals (stone heads - burial marks) outside. There is very little labelling on anything ancient or archaeological. There is a general map of ancient sites around Issyk Kol including petroglyphs and burial mounds.

State Historical Museum of Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek

Tue, 26 May 2009 06:37:44 GMT

]]>. Museum in Kyrgyzstan