BURIAL SITES OF THE KIMAK PERIOD: BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES

The problem of studying the Kimak period's archaeological sites on Kazakhstan's territory is one of the unresolved topics that requires a comprehensive study. In the period from the end of the XIX century to the middle of the XX century, information about the sites of the Kimaks was scarce in the reports of various expeditions, only from the 50s of the XX century throughout the Irtysh, Tarbagatai and Alakol region F.H. Arslanova began to conduct comprehensive studies, classifying funerary and memorial monuments of the Turks of the early Middle Ages and separately identified the sites of the Kimak period. A.G. Maksimova and E.I. Ageyeva also proposed the periodization of the early Turks. Until the 80s of the 20th century, there were active studies of Kimak burial sites, but during the next 30 years, this topic was forgotten entirely. Currently, in the archaeology of Kazakhstan, funerary and memorial sites of the Kimak period are one of the most unexplored topics.
Aims and objectives of the work: The study aims to systematize and collect data on the material and spiritual culture of the Kimak period based on archaeological research materials. Data from funerary monuments were collected and analyzed to achieve this goal, and comparative historical and typological research methods were applied. Results: The study revealed that there is not enough comprehensive archaeological work in Kazakhstan to identify funeral and memorial complexes of the Kimak period.
The work uses research from the 60s of the 20th century to the present day.

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