HISTORY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE MARKAKOL DISTRICT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26577/JH202511913Keywords:
East Kazakhstan, Altai, Markakol, archaeology, survey, excavation, research history.Abstract
The article reviews and compiles the results of all archaeological surveys and excavations carried out in the Markakol district of the East Kazakhstan Region, as well as accidentally discovered artifacts, written sources, and archival materials. Archaeological investigations and studies related to this region, spanning from the 18th–19th centuries to the present day, have been fully utilized.
Chronologically, the research includes data from the period of the Russian Empire, the Soviet era, and the years of Kazakhstan’s independence up to 2024. It incorporates materials from studies that began in the 18th century during the Russian Empire, starting with G.F. Miller, and includes findings from the second academic expedition – comprising P.S. Pallas, I.P. Falk, I.G. Gmelin, and H. Bardanes – which reached the upper Irtysh River between 1768 and 1774. The works of G.I. Spassky, P. Novopashin, and V. Nikitin from the 19th century, as well as A.V. Adrianov’s early 20th century contributions, have also been analyzed.
The article further examines the results and related materials of excavations and surveys conducted in the Markakol district during the Soviet period by S.S. Chernikov, Z. Samashev, A.A. Charikov, A.M. Orazbayev, A.A. Kovalev, A.A. Tishkin, P.K. Dashkovskiy, G.A. Kushch, and G.I. Suvorova.
Archaeological research from the years of independence is presented in chronological order based on the materials, articles, and monographic works of the Altai Archaeological Expedition led by G.K. Omarov, which began in 2012 and continues to this day. Artifacts discovered accidentally are also examined.
