Structures, a hearth and a young child's burial dating to the Bronze Age discovered at Jarkutan

Structures, a hearth and a young child's burial dating to the Bronze Age have been discovered at the Jarkutan archaeological site in Surkhandarya region. The Agency for Cultural Heritage reported.

Archaeological excavations and research work at Jarkutan began in October of this year. The expedition is led by Komil Rahimov, senior researcher at the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology named after Yahyo Gulyamov, candidate of historical sciences.

Students of Termez State University and Francesca Congedo, a master's student at the University of Salento in Italy, are also taking part in the research.

During the excavations, structures built of mud brick and a hearth with a diameter of 70 centimeters were found on the site's territory. These finds are of great importance for studying the construction traditions and the layout of dwellings of the Jarkutan stage. During excavations in the western part of the site's burial ground, four intact ceramic vessels were identified in one of the graves.

In addition, as a result of excavation work carried out outside the main territory of the site, there were recorded a young child's burial, belonging to the Jarkutan stage of the Sapalli culture, a household pit and two circular ash pits .Advertising on "Gazeta"

The identified archaeological finds date to the Bronze Age — the 3rd–1st millennia BC. They make it possible to study in greater depth the way of life, economic activities and burial rites of the ancient population, as well as the historical stages of development of the site's territory.

Through comparative and typological analysis of the finds, new scientific conclusions are expected regarding what functions certain areas of Jarkutan served and how they developed over time.

At present, archaeological excavations and research work at the Jarkutan site are continuing.