A collection of 2,800-year-old jewelry has recently been unearthed in a Kazakhstan grave and archeologists say it is a "priceless" find.
The stash contains about 3,000 ancient items including golden earrings, plates, and necklaces with precious stones, and was discovered in a burial mound in the remote Tarbagatai mountains, The Sun reported.
Experts believe the treasure trove belonged to high ranking or royal members of the Saka people of central Asia, who held power eight centuries before the birth of Christ, and they are hoping to uncover the remains of the jewelry owners.
"A large number of valuable finds in this burial mound let us believe a man and a woman are buried here — the reigning persons or people who belonged to the elite of Saka society," said professor Zainolla Samashev, who was in charge of the excavations, according to The Sun.
Governor of the East-Kazakhstan region, Danial Akhmetov, added that the discovery has shed a whole new light on the history of the people inhabiting the region, suggesting that the ancient people were skilled in mining, selling, and jewelry making.
According to The Mirror, there are hundreds of burial mounds located on the Eleke Sazy plateau, which is where this ancient treasure was discovered, however robbers from the ancient times had raided many of them.
Despite this, archeologists are positive they will find more golden treasures buried with the remains of other Saka people.
"There are a lot of burial mounds here and the prospects are very large," said leading Kazakh archaeologist Yerben Oralbai, according to The Mirror.
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