Medieval Saraishyq - the capital of the Kazakh Khanate
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An international field seminar was held

On September 21, 2022, the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve "Sarayshyq" of the Committee of Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan organized a field seminar with the participation of famous scientists of Kazakhstan and Russia on the topic "Problems of studying ancient caravan roads and archaeological sites on their territory".

The event was attended by an archaeologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor M. Eleuov (Kazakhstan, Almaty), Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor A. K. Muktar (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. Turaruly, 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 studies (XIII-XV centuries)" in the newly identified village of Karagaily, 20 kilometers from the village of Saraishyq. The recently discovered monument of Karagaily has dimensions of 1000x1000 meters. Fragments of ceramics, decorative ornaments, copper coins were found in the monument. During the seminar, the scientists shared meaningful thoughts related to the place of residence. For example, archaeologists M. Eleuov and V. Plakhov expressed the opinion that the found building is a mausoleum, noting that there was a large place on the trade route in this area. In addition, the numismatist P. Petrov expressed his initial opinion about the coins found there. In his opinion, the coins belong to the time of the Uzbek Khan. Archaeologist M. Kasenov noted that "in this area, in addition to Saraishyq, a similar complex of baked bricks was discovered for the first time." At the end of the meeting, the scientists expressed their views on the study, conservation and restoration of the identified habitat.

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