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

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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)

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.

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  • Claudia Chang & Sergei S. Ivanov & Perry A. Tourtellotte, 2022. "Landscape and Settlement over 4 Millennia on the South Side of Lake Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan: Preliminary Results of Survey Research in 2019–2021," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-21, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:4:p:456-:d:777338
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    1. William T. T. Taylor & Mélanie Pruvost & Cosimo Posth & William Rendu & Maciej T. Krajcarz & Aida Abdykanova & Greta Brancaleoni & Robert Spengler & Taylor Hermes & Stéphanie Schiavinato & Gregory Hod, 2021. "Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 5(9), pages 1169-1179, September.
    2. Claudia Chang, 2020. "Archaeological Sites, Cultural Heritage, and Sustainable Development in the Republic of Kazakhstan," Chapters, in: Maigul Nugmanova & Heimo Juhani Mikkola & Alexander Rozanov & Valentina V. Komleva (ed.), Education, Human Rights and Peace in Sustainable Development, IntechOpen.
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    1. Claudia Chang & Sergei S. Ivanov & Robert N. Spengler & Basira Mir-Makhamad & Perry A. Tourtellotte, 2023. "Montane Ecoclines in Ancient Central Asia: A Preliminary Study of Agropastoral Economies in Juuku, Kyrgyzstan," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-30, July.
    2. Claudia Chang & Sergei S. Ivanov & Perry A. Tourtellotte & Robert N. Spengler & Basira Mir-Makhamad & David Kramar, 2022. "Ancient Agricultural and Pastoral Landscapes on the South Side of Lake Issyk-Kul: Long-Term Diachronic Analysis of Changing Patterns of Land Use, Climate Change, and Ritual Use in the Juuku and Kizil ," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-24, June.

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