▁Turk ic ▁ones ▁from ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁AD ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁AD , ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Mong ol ian ▁epo ch . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁influence ▁ ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁k urg an ▁bur ial s ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁some ▁neighbor ing ▁pe op les ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁such ▁a ▁tradition . ▁Vari ous ▁Th ra cian ▁k ings ▁and ▁ch ie ft ains ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁elaborate ▁m ound ▁tomb s ▁found ▁in ▁modern ▁Bulg aria ; ▁Philip ▁II ▁of ▁Mac ed on , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great , ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁magnific ent ▁k urg an ▁in ▁present ▁Greece ; ▁and ▁M idas , ▁a ▁king ▁of ▁ancient ▁Ph ry gia , ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁k urg an ▁near ▁his ▁ancient ▁capital ▁of ▁G ord ion . ▁ ▁Us age ▁ ▁Architecture ▁Bur ial ▁m ounds ▁are ▁complex ▁structures ▁with ▁internal ▁ch amb ers . ▁Within ▁the ▁bur ial ▁chamber ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁k urg an , ▁el ite ▁individuals ▁were ▁buried ▁with ▁grave ▁goods ▁and ▁sacrific ial ▁offer ings , ▁sometimes ▁including ▁horses ▁and ▁ch ari ots . ▁The ▁structures ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁mill en ni ums ▁BC , ▁and ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁mill en ni um ▁BC , ▁display ▁continu ity ▁of ▁the ▁arch a ic ▁forming ▁methods . ▁They ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁common ▁rit ual