Abstract
The article presents the results of a research work carried out at thearchaeological complex of Tausamaly. The complex consists of a large burialground and accumulations of petroglyphs. The monuments are in the Aksudistrict of the Zhetysu region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In barrow No.1, a paired burial of the Pazyryk culture, accompanied by three horses, wasfound in a tiered stone box. A large number of petroglyphs, tamgas and signswere found near the burial ground. A few petroglyphs have pictorial analogiesin Southern Siberia and the eastern regions of Central Asia Graphic symbolsare divided into several groups. The first group is represented by symbols thatdiffer from each other by various additional elements in the form of dots andlines, as well as being in composition with the figure of an animal. The secondgroup is tamga-shaped signs in the form of a dumbbell-shaped figure. Signshave different sizes, and various additional elements, in the form of dotted andlinear knockouts located side by side. The materials of the burial ground andpetroglyphs date back to the 4th-2nd centuries BC.