THE BARROW WITH "MUSTACHE" KABANTAU IN CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN
The monument is located in the Karaganda region, in the Atasu river valley. The complex includes a barrow with a "mustache" and the located in its territory a group of 6 memorial fences of the ancient Turkic period. The central element of the barrow with “mustache” are the two mounds, located along the meridional line. The 152 and 151 m long two stone ridges are directed to the east. Excavated were two mounds, the initial and ending structures of the two ridges along with the ancient Turkic fences. In both mounds there are no burials of people. In the laboratory of the Royal University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, radiocarbon analyses were carried out on 2 samples of animal bones. According to the calibration data, the obtained results showed the period of the second half of the V - first half of the VI centuries AD. Apparently, during the period of the VI-VII centuries AD there were built the memorial monuments of the ancient Turks.