Abstract
This paper publishes the results of research conducted at the Chayka archaeological complex by the Akmola archaeological expedition of the “Center for the Protection and Use of Historical and Cultural Heritage” of the Department of Culture of Akmola region in 2024. During the reconnaissance survey of the area surrounding the Chayka I Bronze Age burial ground, three previously unknown sites from various periods were identifi ed. Two burial structures of the Alakul culture (2nd half of the XVIII–XVII centuries BC) were also investigated. The research objectives of this work are to introduce the obtained material into scientifi c discourse. The main focus will be on analyzing the burial rite and grave goods, as well as determining the place of the materials from the Chayka I burial ground within the system of Alakul antiquities of Northern Kazakhstan. Based on a comparative analysis of the Alakul burial rite in Northern Kazakhstan, the studied structures of the Chaika I burial ground are dated to a wide chronological interval of the second half of the XVIII–XVII centuries BC. The authors agree with the conclusions of A.M. Kislenko, according to which this burial ground was abandoned by the Alakul population moving in the southern and eastern directions.