Gutsalov S.Yu.

Key words: South Urals, Kyryk-Oba, ancient nomads, burial rite, horse harness, architecture
The article publishes the materials from the recently excavated kurgans of the Kyryk-Oba cemetery in Western Kazakhstan, end of the 6th – first half of the 5th cc. BC. The burials, which are those of nomad nobles, have a complex structure and reflect different ritual traditions. We may assume that in the end of the 6th – middle of the 5th cc. BC the area was the center of the camping-ground for the nomads of the South Urals.