The Bronze Age of Kurgan –

A burial mound of the middle Bronze Age containing impressively high remains was found in Azerbaijan. An initial examination of his skeleton estimated his height of 6’7″ (2 meters), and he was buried in a semi-curved position with four loose bronze spearheads in his hand, not only in Azerbaijan, but also in the entire southern Gaul area, not only an unusually rare discovery. The weapons and his burial posture indicate that he is a warrior in life and is buried according to a specific ritual suitable for his position.

The buried mound (known as Kurgen on the grasslands of Eastern Europe and Central Asia) is located in the Keshikchidagh historical and cultural reserve area in Ceyranchol Plain near the western border of Azerbaijan. It is over 90 feet tall and 6’7 inches tall, but was only discovered this summer on wind-blown plains, when the area was part of a five-year archaeological summer school project that has systematically explored the Keshikchidagh kernels by nearly 2,000 professional archaeologists, professors, middle school history teachers, undergraduate and graduate and graduate students and volunteers.

Kurgan dates back to 1800 BC and contains a burial chamber divided into three parts by stone walls. In the main part is the body of the deceased and his funeral furniture, including spearheads, a bronze jewelry around the ankle, glass beads, obsidian tools, and 12 inlaid and engraved ceramic pots with decorative points and line patterns. The jar contains the bones of cooked animals, including goats, cattle, horses and wild boars, which archaeologists believe are foods that the dead enjoy in the afterlife. The second part of the burial room contains only pottery, while the third part is empty.

Above Kurgan, just one and a half feet below the ground, the team unearthed 14 limestone slabs, each with a literal ton of 2 feet by 6’5 inches long. There is also a huge Bull Stone idol, but it has been eroded by 4,000 years on the plains, so it is difficult to understand its function.

Every cultural relic is recorded in place and is professionally sketched. Even fragmented objects are rebuilt on site to record their discovery close to their original state in the original context. Now, an international team of researchers will study the recovered archaeological remains. They plan to conduct radiocarbon ages, stable isotope analysis, metallurgical analysis and mineral composition studies.