From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Thu Nov 30 2000 - 09:54:24 EST
BURIAL MOUND OF QUEEN OF SACAE FOUND IN UZBEKISTAN
TASHKENT. Nov 29 (Interfax) - Uzbek archaeologists and French
scientists have discovered the burial mound of a queen of the ancient
tribe of Sacae dating back to the 2nd or 1st century BC.
The burial mound was discovered at the site of the ancient
settlement of Kuktepa, the Uzbek Academy of Sciences' Institute of
Archaeology told Interfax on Wednesday.
The joint Uzbek-French archaeological expedition found a sepulchre
consisting of three rooms during excavations at the ancient site. A
skeleton was found in one of the rooms. Many details of the attire and
accessories, which were made of precious metals and stones, show that a
royal person was interred there. According to the anthropologists, the
queen was some 35-40 years old.
Household objects and numerous decorations found in the sepulchre
give grounds to conclude that it may date back to the 2nd or 1st century
BC.
The French scientists have suggested that the finds be temporarily
taken from the sepulchre to Paris for more detailed examination.
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