Study of historical monuments of the Teniz-Korgalzhyn region: new data

Abstract

The territory of Tengiz-Korgalzhyn possesses the richness and diversity of the Nura River, Lake Tengiz and the shallow waters of Korgalzhyn. This area is full of historical monuments. Among them are such monuments as Bytygay, Sulu tam, Syrly tam, Alyp tomar, Bespakir, Zhanibek-Shalkar. The first studies were carried out here in 1950–1970s by the Central Kazakhstan archaeological expedition led by A.Kh. Margulan, by the expedition of the Eurasian National University under the leadership of M. Eleuov in 2000, as well as by the expedition of the RGK "Kazrestavratsia" under the leadership of M. Sembin in 2007. And also new data were obtained during the research of the Esil archaeological expedition under the leadership of M. Khabdulina. In the field season of 2021, employees of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “Bozok” under the leadership of S. Sakenov and M. Sembi, carried out archaeological excavations on the territory of the medieval settlement Bytygay. The research results bring new data on the urban culture of the Middle Ages in the region. The study of archaeological and cultural monuments remains a topical issue in historical science. Special attention should be paid to military topographic, ecological, seismic-geological maps, etc. It is important to use common geographical names. It should be noted that historical and political events in this area are directly related to the names of settlements and historical monuments, which, on the one hand, were involved in the process of decisive events of the Great Steppe, on the other hand, were important in shaping the future of the Kazakh people. Our short article is an analysis of archival sources from various industries that were rarely used previously in historical works.