A 2,800-year-old burial in Siberia that contains the remains of an elite individual, who was buried with at least one sacrificed human and dozens of sacrificed horses, appears to belong to a culture closely related to the enigmatic Scythians, a new study finds.
The kurgan, or large burial mound, was unearthed in Tuva, a republic in southern Siberia. It dates to the transition between the Bronze and Iron ages, and it's one of the earliest known of its kind to show Scythian burial practices, according to the study, published online Oct. 8 and later in the December issue of the journal Antiquity.
