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The findings of the last years in the Central Kazakhstan which were received during the excavation works on such monuments as Taldy-2, Birlik, Nurken-2, Karashoky, Akbeit, Tegiszhol enlarge the available data on art culture of the ancient population of this region and make a great contribution to the treasury of knowledge. By now owing to archeologists’ researches of both previous generation and works of present expeditions the unique collection of the subjects illustrating esthetic tastes of tribes of the early Iron Age is received.

One of the cultural and historical monuments nominated by the Republic of Kazakhstan to the World Heritage List of UNESCO is the megalithic structures of Begazy-Danbybai culture. Architectural structures intended for the funeral ceremonies of persons of the highest social rank of cultural education, are in the central part of the modern Republic of Kazakhstan, but most consolidated in Begazy burial. This article deals with the architectural features of the burial monuments of the elite Begazy-Dandybay culture, located in the burial ground Begazy. It also contains materials on the conservation and restoration works, which directly involved the author of this article.