RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANОGRAPHY OF THE GOLDEN HORDE PERIOD CARAVANSERAI KULISH (WESTERN KAZAKHSTAN) ON THE BASIS OF A MAGNETIC SURVEY A.A

РЕКОНСТРУКЦИЯ ПЛАНИГРАФИИ ЗОЛОТООРДЫНСКОГО КАРАВАН-САРАЯ КУЛИШ (ЗАПАДНЫЙ КАЗАХСТАН)НА ОСНОВЕ МАГНИТНОЙ РАЗВЕДКИ
Pushkarev A.A. Akhmetova U.T. Muktar A.K. Akhmet K. Zhumabayev A.Z. Aibek T. Baigaliev Z.R.
2025 Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan, A.Kh. Khalikov Archaeology Institute

Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya
2025 #4 Issue 54 60 - 73 pp.

At the initial stage of studying the Kulish caravanserai, magnetic reconnaissance was carried out for the purpose of non-destructive studying of the planоgraphy of the monument before archaeological excavations. Magnetic exploration was carried out using a Foerster Ferex 4.032 magnetometer-gradiometer, which is designed for precision magnetic surveys. The work was carried out within the framework of program-targeted ﬁnancing of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the program “Golden Horde Monuments Saraishyk, Ushkan, Ashchysai, Karagaily in the Context of Historical and Cultural Heritage (13th-15th centuries)” (No.BR22082480). As a result, a magnetic map with detailed contours of the caravanserai was created. Analysis of the obtained data allowed for a detailed reconstruction of its planоgraphy. The reconstruction process consisted of three stages: 1) Drawing the contours of anomalies on a magnetic map and their initial interpretation; 2) Searching for similar caravanserais in the adjacent territory, which were previously studied. Comparison of the primary interpretation of the magnetic map with the plans of excavated complexes (8 sites). Correction of primary interpretation; 3) Drawing the ﬁnal plan and describing the caravanserai. The resulting reconstruction will make it possible in the future to develop the most optimal plan for the study, preservation and museumiﬁcation of the Kulish caravanserai. The experience of using magnetic reconnaissance, as well as the algorithm for reconstructing the planigraphy of the Kulish caravanserai, can be used for the non-destructive study of other caravanserais and similar archaeological sites that will be discovered in the future.

archaeology , caravan route , caravanserai , Kulish , Magnetic survey , the Golden Horde , the Silk Road , Ustyurt Plateau , Western Kazakhstan

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East Kazakhstan Regional Museum of History and Local Lore, Kaysenov Str., 40, Ust-Kamenogorsk, 070004, Kazakhstan
Atyrau University named after Kh. Dosmukhamedov, Studenchesky ave., 1, Atyrau, 060011, Kazakhstan
The State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve «Saraishyk, K. Myrzagali str., 11, Atyrau Region, Saraishyk, 060707, Kazakhstan

East Kazakhstan Regional Museum of History and Local Lore
Atyrau University named after Kh. Dosmukhamedov
The State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve «Saraishyk

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