Реконструкция святилища позднего Средневековья в лесном массиве Бурабай

Sergazy Sakenov; Bakyt Khasenova; Abdinur Nuskabay

doi:10.32523/2664-5157-2023-1-60-77

Authors

Sergazy Sakenov A.Kh. Margulan Institute of Archaeology
Bakyt Khasenova Branch of the A.Kh. Margulan Institute of Archaeology
Abdinur Nuskabay L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32523/2664-5157-2023-1-60-77

Keywords:

Northern Kazakhstan, Burabay, Middle Ages, ritual activity, sanctuary, cultural landscape, traditions and customs, codification

Abstract

The study of the ritual activities of the past, the analysis and historical information extraction from the accumulated material are one of the areas of scientific research in archaeological science. The article presents the results of the study of the Late Medieval sanctuary by the archaeological team of the branch of the Institute of Archeology named after A. Kh. Margulan in 2021. The sanctuary is located on the territory of the Burabay district of the Akmola region, in a forest, on the bank of the dried-up spring. Its location in this natural complex allows to attribute it to sacred objects associated with the veneration
and worship of nature. In the process of examining the religious building as an archaeological object, curious artifacts were discovered – a small clay product of a conical shape and an iron tripod.
In this paper, the authors presented the process of coding and fixing specific ethnic features as a foreign cultural phenomenon surrounded by the autochthonous population and under the influence of Buddhism.
The article presents the results of the study of sacred places, customs and traditions associated with the veneration of spirits as guardians of nature and locality, shows the structural relationship between the elements of the object, revealed during the study of specific rituals and worldview concepts of the inhabitants who left the studied sacred corner. The search for analogies is performed, the information about the degree of study of these archaeological sites is given, and a graphic reconstruction of the sanctuary was carried out. The monument belongs to the late Middle Ages and is a part of the cultural heritage of the country and people.

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Sergazy Sakenov, A.Kh. Margulan Institute of Archaeology

PhD, Leading Researcher

Bakyt Khasenova, Branch of the A.Kh. Margulan Institute of Archaeology

PhD, Leading Researcher

Abdinur Nuskabay, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

PhD Doctoral student

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