Ukok Plateau is a remote and pristine grasslands located in the southwestern Siberian Altai Mountains region of Russia near the border with China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The Pazyryk is the name of an ancient people who lived in the Altai Mountains on the plateau, which is associated with some spectacular archaeological finds, including mummies found frozen in permafrost. Many old Bronze Age burial mounds were found in the region and has been associated with culture Pazyryk resembling that of the legendary Scythian people in the long run west of Kurgan is generally used to describe such a log-Barrow burial . Excavations at the site continued to provide fascinating archaeological discovery findings.One famous known as "Ice Princess" excavated by the Russian archaeologist Natalia Polosmak. Three tattooed mummies (300 BC) was extracted from the permafrost of Ukok Plateau in the second half of the 20th century century.
It is an acknowledged part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site entitled Golden Mountains of Altai, a treasure the environment. It provides habitat for many endangered species of the world as one of the least studied predators: Snow Leopard. Other species at risk are protected, there are Mountain Sheep Argali, steppe eagle and black stork. Currently Ukok Plateau threatens plans for a gas pipeline between China and Russia. It also threatens a proposal to build a road across the steppe, and excessive use by farmers.
Ice Maiden, and other archaeological remains were found just inside the disputed strip of land between Russia and China. The inhabitants of the Altai Republic require a return to the burial of objects on their position in Novosibirsk.
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