Famous find4th to 3rd century BC · found 1969
The Golden Man of Issyk: a Saka warrior dressed in 4,000 gold ornaments, now Kazakhstan's emblem
In 1969 a burial mound near Issyk, east of Almaty in Kazakhstan, gave up a Saka warrior dressed in more than 4,000 gold ornaments, with a tall gold-covered headdress and a silver bowl bearing writing no one can read. The Golden Man is now a national symbol.