In the Pavlodar region, a fisherman helped archaeologists make a unique discovery: he found a burial site approximately 4,000 years old, reports infohub.kz.
According to KTK TV channel, a local fisherman discovered human remains in a sand quarry on the outskirts of Pavlodar and alerted archaeologists. Scientists identified the burial as dating to the Early Bronze Age. The ancient individual was buried with tools: a quartzite hoe, a stone crusher, and a polished axe—used for crushing ore and processing metal. These artifacts indicate that 4,000 years ago, local inhabitants led an active lifestyle and were early metallurgists.
The site also yielded traces of hearths, which may have been early smelting furnaces. Modern technology is now being used to study how people lived thousands of years ago. Elena Tusheva, a researcher at the Institute of Archaeological Research at A. Margulan Pedagogical University, said: "We find ceramics, charcoal—so this area has been inhabited since the Stone Age, the late Stone Age. Using the microscopes we have, we can determine whether they actually processed metal, what metal they worked with, and for what tasks. We have collected soil samples and will conduct research to reconstruct the climate."