rid or . ▁This ▁design ▁has ▁analog ies ▁with ▁Beg azy , ▁S angu yr , ▁Beg as ar , ▁and ▁D andy bay ▁k urg ans . ▁These ▁building ▁trad itions ▁surv ived ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 th - 1 0 th ▁centuries ▁AD . ▁ ▁The ▁Bron ze ▁Pre - S cy th ian - S aka - S ib i rian ▁culture ▁developed ▁in ▁close ▁similarity ▁with ▁the ▁cult ures ▁of ▁Y en ise i , ▁Al ta i , ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁southern , ▁and ▁sout heast ▁Am ur ▁regions . ▁ ▁Some ▁k urg ans ▁had ▁facing ▁or ▁t iling . ▁One ▁tomb ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁has ▁ 2 9 ▁large ▁lim estone ▁sl abs ▁set ▁on ▁end ▁in ▁a ▁circle ▁under ground . ▁They ▁were ▁decor ated ▁with ▁car ved ▁geomet rical ▁orn ament ation ▁of ▁rh omb uses , ▁tri angles , ▁cross es , ▁and ▁on ▁one ▁sl ab , ▁figures ▁of ▁people . ▁ ▁Another ▁example ▁has ▁an ▁ear then ▁k urg an ▁under ▁a ▁wooden ▁cone ▁of ▁thick ▁logs ▁to pped ▁by ▁an ▁orn ament ed ▁cor nice ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 ▁m ▁in ▁height . ▁ ▁S cy th ian - S aka - S ib i rian ▁k urg ans ▁( E ar ly ▁Iron ▁Age ) ▁ ▁The ▁S cy th ian - S aka - S ib i rian ▁k urg ans ▁in ▁the ▁Early ▁Iron ▁Age ▁have ▁grand io se ▁m