0 0 0 ▁BC ▁on ▁the ▁Pon ura ▁River , ▁K ras n od ar ▁region , ▁southern ▁Russia , ▁contains ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁people , ▁including ▁an ▁emb rac ing ▁couple , ▁buried ▁with ▁bronze ▁tools , ▁stone ▁car v ings , ▁j ew el ry , ▁and ▁cer am ic ▁vessels ▁decor ated ▁with ▁red ▁och er . ▁The ▁tomb ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Nov ot itor ov ka ▁culture ▁nom ads . ▁ ▁The ▁Kost rom sk aya ▁k urg an ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ▁BC ▁produced ▁a ▁famous ▁S cy th ian ▁gold ▁stag ▁( now ▁Herm itage ▁Museum ), ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁iron ▁shield ▁it ▁decor ated . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁principal ▁male ▁body ▁with ▁his ▁acc out re ments , ▁the ▁bur ial ▁included ▁th ir teen ▁humans ▁with ▁no ▁ad orn ment ▁above ▁him , ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁the ▁bur ial ▁twenty - two ▁horses ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁pairs . ▁It ▁was ▁exc av ated ▁by ▁N . ▁I . ▁V es el ov ski ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Iss yk ▁k urg an , ▁in ▁southern ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁contains ▁a ▁ske leton , ▁possibly ▁female , ▁c . ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁with ▁an ▁ins cribed ▁silver ▁cup , ▁gold ▁orn aments , ▁S cy th ian ▁animal ▁art ▁objects ▁and ▁he address ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁Kaz akh ▁br idal ▁h ats ; ▁discovered ▁in