NEW FINDS OF BURIALS OF EARLY NOMADS IN PAVLODAR PRIIRTYSHYE (Kazakhstan)
The problem of protection of archaeological sites is acute in Kazakhstan Pri-irtyshye. This is due to the increasing intensity of the economic development of the region. In 2017, major works was carried out at the site of reconstruction of the M-38 Pavlodar-Semipalatinsk highway. As a result of this construction, the burial ground of the second half of the 1<sup>st</sup> millennium BC was destroyed. Human bones and artifacts from the burial were extracted by law enforcement officials. The basic information about the burial rite of this necropolis is lost. Ceramic vessels were found in the graves. They are characteristic of the cultures of the Saka circle. The burial ground belongs to the early Iron Age. Problems of preservation of archaeological monuments in the Pavlodar Pri-irtyshye arise due to the lack of coordination between construction organizations and the Department of Culture, Archives and Documentation of the Pavlodar Region. When ancient graves are discovered, builders often turn to law enforcement bodies, not archaeological services. Police officers remove human remains and artifacts found in the ground. Archaeological methods are not followed.