Oglahty (Russian: Оглахты) is a
mountain range and a burial complex of
Tashtyk culture
The Tashtyk culture (russian: Таштыкская культура, Tashtykskaya kul'tura) was Late Iron Age archaeological culture that flourished in the Yenisei valley in Siberia from the first to the fourth century CE. Located in the Minusins ...
located 60 km north of
Minusinsk,
Khakassia,
Russia, on the right bank of
Yenisei River. Oglahty burials are dated to ca. 1st century BC. The burials were first surveyed in 1903 by A.V. Adrianov. The dryness of the soil and favorable climatic conditions in the burial monument preserved perishable materials including wood, leather, fur, and fabrics. A prominent place among artifacts in the Oglahty complex occupy solid and decorated polychromatic fabrics. They are preserved in the
Hermitage Museum of
Saint Petersburg (se
the pictures.
References
*Adrianov A.V. ''"Selected notes from diaries of the kurgan excavation in Minusinsk territory"'', Minusinsk, 1924
History of Siberia
Archaeological sites in Russia
Archaeological collections of the Hermitage Museum
Geography of Khakassia
Mountain ranges of Russia
Landforms of Khakassia
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