NEW MATERIALS FROM THE ANCIENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX IN KARGALY HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRICT
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https://doi.org/10.52967/akz2021.2.12.87.119Keywords:
archaeology, “Kargaly treasure”, settlement, burial ground, burial equipmentAbstract
In the article, the materials of ancient archaeological monuments of Kargaly historical and geographical district (water basin of the Uzyn-Kargaly River) of the northern slopes of Ile Alatau are systematized. As a rule, the settlements of ancient farmers were located at the mouth and at the outlet of mountain gorges, as well as on the foothill plain. In the Bronze Age, they were located near the headwater intakes of canals and ditches. In the Early Iron Age, farmers built irrigation systems at a distance of up to 20 km from the mountain slopes, using such types of structures as aqueducts. Early Iron Age cattlemen actively developed mountain gorges and plateaus, both for seasonal camps and for stationary settlements. Ancient burial monuments are located mainly on the uplands at the exits from the mountain gorges. In the mountain zone, they are concentrated on the slopes of the Maitobe mountain range and on the left bank of the Uzyn-Kargaly River in the area of Zhylysay canyon. Kargaly burial site of the Early Iron Age is justly considered the most striking burial complex of the region, where the famous “Kargaly treasure” was discovered in 1939, its location remained unclear until now. According to the results of the research, it was determined 500 m deep from the entrance of the Ermensay gorge under the object conventionally called “Kargaly stone – Karatas”. The unique burial complex is a massive rock block, which was used as a monumental gravestone structure. Recorded material (plaques and plates) allow to identify it as a place of known Kargaly burial. This fact allows us to present an unusual tradition of the burial practice of the population of the region of the Wusun period of the Early Iron Age.
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