“The steppe pyramid is built with great precision; it is hexagonal. There are thirteen meters [43 feet] and eight rows of stones between each face,” said Umitkaliyev in an official statement ...

But not anymore. Archaeologists were excavating part of the Kyrykungir monumental complex in Toktamys when they uncovered a “large” steppe pyramid, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University ...

"The steppe pyramid was built with great precision, it is hexagonal. Archaeologists and students at the Eurasian National University have been excavating the Bronze Age pyramid since 2014.

This extraordinary steppe pyramid, situated in the Kyrykungir complex in Toktamys, stands as a unique and unprecedented find in the Central Asian steppes. Carved from stone with a remarkable ...