A sensational discovery was made by the archaeological expedition of the Kazakh National University. al-Farabi under the guidance of Professor A. Toleubaev. In 2020, at the Eleke Sazy burial ground in East Kazakhstan, archaeological surveys were carried out by archaeologists from KazNU named after I. al-Farabi under the guidance of Professor A. Toleubaev. During excavations in one of the royal burial mounds, a treasure was found consisting of 850 fragments of horse harness decoration. As Professor Toleubaev notes, “The treasure belongs to the late animal style of the Scythian-Saka era, and dates back approximately to the 5th-4th centuries BC. Central to the found decoration is a golden figure of a panther, decorated with four bells. Thin and elegant workmanship speaks of the high level of jewelry craftsmanship of the ancient inhabitants of our region. " The scientific group of the archaeological expedition consists of teachers, doctoral students and students of the Faculty of History, Archeology and Ethnology of the Kazakh National University. al-Farabi.
