THE SIGNIFICANCE AND USE OF ANIMAL SCAPULAS IN TALDYSAI SETTLEMENT
Yerzhanova A. Sargizova G. Akymbek Y.
2024Mega Publishing House
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
2024#11Issue 4199 - 203 pp.
Animal scapulas hold significant cultural and practical importance in the everyday life and traditional beliefs of the Kazakh people. This article explores the animal scapulas discovered at the Taldysai settlement, located along the Zhezkazgan-Ulytau highway in Central Kazakhstan’s Ulytau administrative region. The settlement was identified in the early 1990s by the Central Archaeological Expedition, with archaeological investigations commencing in 1994. Scapulas from both large mammals and small ruminants were unearthed at the site, revealing their dual role as functional tools and objects of spiritual significance.
bone tools , Bronze Age , scapula , Taldysai , use-wear analysis
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Margulan Institute of Archaeology, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Margulan Institute of Archaeology
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
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