Excavations in the village of Ashysai

Archaeologists of the “Saraishyq” Museum-Reserve during a reconnaissance expedition in 2022 identified the large Golden Horde settlement of Karagaily in the region. Since August 2024, excavations have been carried out in the village of Ashysai for the first time within the framework of the project “Golden Horde monuments Saraishyq, Ushkan, Ashysai, Karagaily in the context of historical and cultural heritage (XIII-XV centuries)” of the Committee of Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023-2025. The head of the program, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Ulzhan Akhmetova.