Open AccessKarashoky, an old wintering in the Aksary Valley in Central Kazakhstan
Author(s) -
Àrman Z. Beisenov,
N. Sh. Jumanazarov,
Islam K. Akhiyarov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
polevye issledovaniâ v verhnem priobʹe, priirtyšʹe i na altae (arheologiâ, ètnografiâ, ustnaâ istoriâ i muzeevedenie)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2687-0584
DOI - 10.37386/2687-0584-2020-15-6-25
Subject(s) - kazakh , excavation , archaeology , geography , ancient history , bronze age , bronze , iron age , history , philosophy , linguistics
In the field seasons of 2019–2020, the authors researched the area of the Besoba village in the Karkaraly district of the Karaganda region. The locality is known for a large number of archeological monuments. The first studies of monuments were held in the 1950s by A. Kh. Margulan (Almaty), A. F. Semyonov (Karaganda), S. V. Kiselyov (Moscow). Nowadays the research is extended. New monuments of the Bronze epochs and Early Iron Age were discovered here, including the Konyrzhon petroglyphs. The mazars (tombs) and wintering camps of the Kazakh time are under research. Excavation works in the surrounding mountains show that a significant number of ancient wintering camps are concentrated in this area. The authors further examined the wintering of Karashoky. The report provides some preliminary results of the study of this monument. These works will be continued in the coming years. Based upon the results of the work, the Karashoky wintering arose in the second half of the 19th century and existed during the first decades of the 20th century. A significant part of the Kazakh winterings in Central Kazakhstan have already disappeared from the face of the earth and the rest is quickly decaying. Therefore, there is the urgency for the organization of state registration and protection of these important monuments, as well as their scientific study.