Archaeological Surveys of the Altai Archaeological Expedition in 2019

Abstract

In the field season of 2019, archaeological explorations were carried out on the territory of the Kurchum
and Zaysan regions of East Kazakhstan region. As a result, settlement and burial complexes of the
Bronze Age, Early Iron Age and the middle Ages were discovered. A new location of the petroglyphs
of the Early Iron Age was recorded. An analysis of the topography showed that the oldest necropolises
were located in the floodplain of the river; monuments of the Bronze Age are located separately from
other monuments of the region. Settlements are localized on flat areas of tracts, as a rule, at the foot of
hills. According to topographic analysis, some monuments of the Iron Age coincide in design with such
late monuments as the Duanaly.A new medieval urban settlement was discovered near the village of
Zhinishkesu (Zaysan district, East Kazakhstan region). According to the preliminary analysis of the lifting
ceramic material, the monument dates back to us from the 7th–9th centuries.