Medieval Saraishyq - the capital of the Kazakh Khanate
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International field seminar held in Saraishyq

On September 21, 2022, a field seminar was held under the organization of the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve "Saraishyq" of the Committee of Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the participation of famous scientists of Kazakhstan and Russia on the topic "Problems of researching ancient caravan routes and archaeological sites along them".
The event was attended by well-known scientists of Kazakhstan and Russia, archaeologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor M. Eleuov (Kazakhstan, Almaty), Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor A.K. Mukhtar (Kazakhstan, Saraishyq), Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor U.T. Akhmetova (Kazakhstan, Atyrau), numismatist Candidate of Historical Sciences, Professor P.N. Petrov (Russia, Moscow), archaeologist V.V. Plakhov (Russia, Astrakhan), Candidate of Historical Sciences M. S. Kasenov (Kazakhstan, Atyrau), ethnographer, Candidate of Historical Sciences, associate Professor Zh. Ernazarov (Kazakhstan, Uralsk), archaeologist, local historian A.Turaruli, archaeologist, master A. Zhumabaev, Zh. Baigaliev, N.Zheksenbayev and media representatives. The field seminar was held within the framework of the project "Golden Horde cities, ancient caravan routes and caravanserais in the Western region of Kazakhstan: interdisciplinary research (XIII-XV centuries)" in the newly identified village of Karagaily, 20 kilometers from the village of Saraishyq. The size of the newly discovered monument of Karagaily is 1000x1000 meters. Fragments of ceramic dishes, decorative ornaments, copper coins were found on the monument. During the seminar, scientists shared meaningful opinions concerning the terrain. For example, archaeologists M. Eleuov and V. Plakhov expressed the opinion that the found building is a mausoleum, noting that there was a large area along the trade route in this area. In addition, the numismatist P. Petrov expressed his initial opinion about the coins found there. According to him, the coins belong to the time of Uzbek Khan. Archaeologist M. Kasenov said that "in addition to Saraishyq, such a complex of burnt bricks was discovered in this area for the first time." At the end of the meeting, the scientists expressed their opinions on the study, conservation and restoration of the identified habitat.

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