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Murder? Ancient Burial in Southern Kazakhstan Reveals Woman With Fatal Skull Injury

By Alina Zhalmaganbetova on 27 September 2026

ASTANA – Archaeologists excavating ancient burial sites in southern Kazakhstan have uncovered the remains of a woman with a fatal skull injury, among findings dating to the Late Bronze Age and the Kangju period.  Researchers are now examining whether the injury was linked to violence or to a burial...