Botai Culture — the culture of the tribes of Northern Kazakhstan during the Eneolithic period. It is located 1.5 km southeast of the village of Nikolskoye in the Aiyrtau District of the North Kazakhstan Region.

Between 1981 and 1983, an archaeological expedition of North Kazakhstan University led by Professor Viktor Zeibert discovered the remains of a settlement consisting of 158 structures with a total area of 15 hectares. Throughout the main period of its existence, which lasted for several centuries, the ancient inhabitants of the Botai settlement built no fewer than 250 dwellings. The semi-subterranean dwellings ranged in size from 20 to 70 square meters. They were arranged in groups, often adjoining one another, and in addition, some were connected by passageways. All structures are divided into residential and utility buildings.