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SaraishyQ
Medieval Saraishyq – the capital of the Kazakh Khanate
RSPE «Saraishyq» State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve
News03.08.2022

Meeting with the famous archaeologist Z. Samashev

The director of the museum-reserve, Professor A. Muktar met with the famous archaeologist, Professor Zeynolla Samashev at the Akbauyr archaeological complex in the East Kazakhstan region. During the meeting, the problematic issues of the medieval Saraishyq were discussed, including important ways of preservation, scientific research, and turning the monument into a tourism zone. The Akbauyr complex is a settlement of the Saks dating from the XI-IX centuries BC. According to archaeologist Albina Yerzhanova, who participated in the archaeological excavations, residential premises, industrial premises were discovered in the new excavation, and petroglyphs from rocks are also particularly interesting. He clearly proves that ancient people were engaged in agriculture and metallurgy.