About the results of research at the Akshakhan-kala settlement (based on the materials of the 2018–2019 field season)
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https://doi.org/10.52967/akz2022.2.16.94.110Keywords:
archaeology, Ancient Khorezm, Akchahan-kala, antiquity, architecture, gate labyrinth, ramp, ceramics, streetAbstract
The article reviews the results of field work in 2018–2019 of the Karakalpak-Australian archaeological expedition to the Akshakhan-kala settlement, a large monument of the right-bank Ancient Khorezm (Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan). The inner pre-gate part of the south-eastern gate was investigated with a continuation to the main street of the settlement, as a result of which it turned out that a 15 meters long ramp descends from the gate. The inner ramp connects to the main street of the settlement, which leads to the central temple. The construction of the ramp took place at the same time as the construction of the fortress walls, and there were entrance and exit ramps on the settlement. In previous seasons of excavations, researchers assumed the presence of a ramp in the entrance labyrinth, but the results of recent work have confirmed this hypothesis. The presence of a ramp in the entrance labyrinth of the southeastern gate and the inner space of the Upper City is a kind of building structure, which at the moment has not been recorded in the urban planning of Ancient Khorezm. Also during the excavations it was possible to determine the size and stratigraphy of the main street. All the ceramic material of the excavation is represented by the ancient ceramics of Khorezm, which dates back to the 2nd century BC and 2nd–4th centuries AD.
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