@article{Yarygin_Autalipov_2022, title={Design features of kamcha with a meadowsweet handle from the Ulkensor burial mound (interdisciplinary analysis)}, volume={4}, url={https://tsj.enu.kz/index.php/new/article/view/167}, DOI={10.32523/2664-5157-2022-3-128-140}, abstractNote={<p>Kamcha played an important role in the culture of the steppe peoples of Eurasia during <br />the long period of nomadic pastoral life. Many folk ideas are connected with it, reflecting various <br />aspects of rituals and ritual actions. Kamcha was a symbol of rulership, a companion of a person, a <br />weapon of a hero and in traditional culture a talisman of Shanyrak.<br />In 2020, a burial mound from the early Saka time (7th-6th century BC) was explored near Burabay. <br />During the research, a number of objects of the culture material of the Sakas were found in the burial, <br />including a ceremonial setting belt, a dagger, and the remains of a quiver with arrows and kamcha. <br />It should be noted that the kamcha is the first find of cultural artifacts of this type in this region. <br />Of particular interest among these finds was a handle made of a material identified as tobolga. The <br />kamcha with a handle made of meadowsweet from a burial near Lake Ulkensor became the object of <br />study of the present article.<br />The authors of the article give an archaeological description of the burial mound from the early <br />Saka period as well as a description of the finds in the burial and perform a visual reconstruction of <br />the kamcha.</p> <p>In addition, based on archaeological, ethnographic and folklore sources, the constructive components <br />of the kamcha such as whip, handle and grip material are analyzed in an interdisciplinary aspect. The <br />analysis of the components of the kamcha is confirmed by written sources and folkloric texts.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Turkic Studies Journal}, author={Yarygin Сергей and Autalipov Даурен}, year={2022}, month={Sep.}, pages={128–140} }