Landscape and Settlement over 4 Millennia on the South Side of Lake Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan: Preliminary Results of Survey Research in 2019–2021

Claudia Chang, Sergei S. Ivanov and Perry A. Tourtellotte
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Claudia Chang: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York, NY 10028, USA
Sergei S. Ivanov: International Relations and Oriental Studies, Kyrgyz National University, Frunze Street Bishkek, Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan
Perry A. Tourtellotte: International Relations and Oriental Studies, Kyrgyz National University, Frunze Street Bishkek, Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-21

Abstract: This paper discusses the preliminary results of archaeological surveys conducted in the Juuku Region of north-central Kyrgyzstan on the south side of Lake Issyk-Kul. Our goal was to document ancient and contemporary agropastoral systems over a four-millennia period. During the surveys, about 350 loci were identified as settlements, burial mounds, graves, single artifact finds, and artifact scatters (ceramic). The areas of Juuku Valley surveyed included two discrete polygons: Polygon 1, Lower Juuku at 1750 to 1950 m asl in elevation and Polygon 2, Chak Juuku or Upper Eastern Branch Juuku Valley at 2060 to 2100 m asl in elevation. Three radiometric dates and preliminary archaeobotanical studies were conducted at three exposed profile cuts. The methods included here are: (1) pedestrian surveys; (2) use of digital maps (Google Earth, Nakarte); (3) placing archaeological loci within known chronological time periods; (4) AMS dating of charcoal samples collected from profile deposits; and (5) preliminary identification of plant remains found from archaeobotanical samples. The results of our research represent the first step toward inventorying and interpreting archaeological data in the Juuku Valley derived from field studies.

Keywords: archaeological survey; Inner Tian Shan Mountain region; iron age; medieval period; agropastoralism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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