▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁K urg an ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Ber el ▁c emetery , ▁in ▁the ▁B uk ht arma ▁River ▁valley ▁of ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁contains ▁a ▁tomb ▁of ▁c . ▁ 3 0 0 ▁BC , ▁with ▁a ▁dozen ▁sacrific ed ▁horses ▁preserved ▁with ▁their ▁skin , ▁hair , ▁har ness es , ▁and ▁s add les ▁int act , ▁buried ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁on ▁a ▁bed ▁of ▁bir ch ▁b ark ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁fun eral ▁chamber ▁containing ▁the ▁pill aged ▁bur ial ▁of ▁two ▁S cy th ian ▁nobles ; ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁T ov sta ▁Moh y la ▁K urg an ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁IV ▁century ▁A . C . ▁and ▁was ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁by ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁arch ae ologist ▁Bor is ▁M . ▁Moz ole v sky . ▁It ▁contained ▁the ▁famous ▁Golden ▁P ector al ▁from ▁T ov sta ▁Moh y la ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁exhibition ▁in ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Historical ▁Tre asures ▁of ▁Ukraine , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁inside ▁the ▁K iev ▁Pe ch ers k ▁Lav ra , ▁in ▁K iev . ▁This ▁p ector al ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁art work ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁S cy th ians . ▁A ▁beautiful ▁sword ▁sc abb ard ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁bur ial ▁pre - ch am ber , ▁which ▁was ▁never ▁ro bb ed , ▁differently ▁from ▁the ▁main