ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has ordered a presentation of a third Gold Man, an ancient warrior's costume made of gold, local media reported.
Archaeologists found the Gold Man at a mound in the country's western Atyrau region, Khabar television said. The warrior, who wore the costume more than 2,000 years ago, was a nomad. He belonged to the Sakas, part of the Asian Scythians, a people who formed a network of nomadic tribes of horse-riding conquerors.
Nazarbayev was quoted by Khabar as saying a total of three gold men have been found in the Kazakh steppes -- in the Alatau mountains in the south, in the Altay mountains in the east and in the Atyrau region.
The presentation of the third Gold Man will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan's capital, Khabar said.
The first Gold Man was found in 1970 and the second in 1993.
