▁now ▁called ▁" ro yal ▁k urg ans ". ▁More ▁elaborate ▁than ▁cl an ▁k urg ans ▁and ▁containing ▁grave ▁goods , ▁royal ▁k urg ans ▁have ▁attract ed ▁the ▁most ▁attention ▁and ▁public ity . ▁ ▁S cy th ian - S aka - S iber ian ▁monuments ▁The ▁monuments ▁of ▁these ▁cult ures ▁co inci de ▁with ▁S cy th ian - S aka - S iber ian ▁monuments . ▁S cy th ian - S aka - S iber ian ▁monuments ▁have ▁common ▁features , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁common ▁gen etic ▁roots . ▁Also ▁associated ▁with ▁these ▁spect ac ular ▁bur ial ▁m ounds ▁are ▁the ▁P azy ry k , ▁an ▁ancient ▁people ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Al ta i ▁Mountains ▁lying ▁in ▁Si ber ian ▁Russia ▁on ▁the ▁Uk ok ▁Pl ate au , ▁near ▁the ▁borders ▁with ▁China , ▁Kaz akh stan ▁and ▁Mong olia . ▁The ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁on ▁the ▁Uk ok ▁Pl ate au ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁P azy ry k ▁culture ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Golden ▁Mountains ▁of ▁Al ta i ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site . ▁ ▁S cy th ian - S aka - S iber ian ▁classification ▁includes ▁monuments ▁from ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁BC . ▁This ▁period ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁Early ▁or ▁An cient ▁Nom ads ▁epo ch . ▁" H unn ic " ▁monuments ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁BC ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁AD , ▁and