Tasmola culture of Central Kazakhstan has been studied for a long time based only on burials. Over the last 15 years during the research works the author has received significant data from the different categories of monuments. The sacrificial constructions located near the graves were investigated for the first time. The article discusses the group of sacrificial monuments studied in Central Kazakhstan. According to the author, main features of these excavated items can be divided into several types. 1) The sacrificial constructions in the form of rings, which are covered by small stones on top. Before the excavation such an object looks as a continuous band of stones, under which there are one or more annular rings with the diameter of 1.5-2 m, arranged into a single line. This kind of altars in the cemeteries were excavated by the author in Serekty 1, and Nurken 2, Begazy. 2) Oval or round rings, not covered by stones or earth. Their length or diameter is 1.5-3 m These facilities are located mostly on the west side of burials at a distance of several meters. It is the most common form of sacrificial structures of Tasmola culture and can be met in many cemeteries. 11 constructions were excavated by the author in the cemeteries Akbeit, Serekty-1 and Bakybulak. Sacrificial rectangular structures. From previous type they differ only in the shape of a square or rectangle. Three constructions of this type were revealed in the burial Bakybulak. 3) The construction, which is made of high vertical panels. The lower end plates are dug in the ground. In one of such constructions of the burial Bakybulak plates up to 2.1 m were found 4) In the early period M. K. Kadyrbaev in the burial Tolagay excavated the construction, which consists of large panels dug into the ground. Bronze items of horse bridle were found in the constructions. 4 and. 5 of the burial Bakybulak (type 2). The same items are found in the construction Tolagay (type 4). A bronze plaque with mythological picture was found near the burial mound 2 Nurken-2 on one ring (type 1). According to the author, the ancient people made a symbolic sacrifice in the sacrificial constructions of Tasmola culture. Most often it was associated with a horse. Harness items of Tasmola culture found in small structures within the burial of the Bronze Age and Akmustafa Taldysai are connected with the same ritual.
