Mergen A. Mongush
Publications by the Author
2 publications
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORING IN THE CHEDI-KHOL KOZHUUN OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUVA IN 2023
The article presents the preliminary results of the archaeological exploring carried out in 2023 by the Center for Archaeological Research of the Tuvan Institute of Humanities and Applied Socio-Economic Research (hereinafter TSAI TIGPI) in the vicinity of the village of Ak-Tal Chedi-Khol kozhuun of the Republic of Tuva. The archaeological exploring was a continuation of the research on the territory of the Chedi-Khol kozhuun, which began in 2022 [Chadamba, Kuular, 2022, p. 55-62]. The archaeological works were aimed at searching for previously unknown objects, the subsequent task of putting them on state registration. As a result, we have identified several archaeological sites of different types and clarified the boundaries of the territories of previously known objects: the ancient Turkic fence with a statue, the Suzugu-1 burial mound, the Uzun-Hovu-1 settlement in the Kes-Aryg tract. Also, as part of our research, two previously unknown locations of petroglyphs located in the upper reaches of the Elegest and Henderge rivers were examined and studied. A comprehensive analysis of the materials obtained allowed the authors to conclude that the specified microdistrict is very promising in archaeological terms.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION RESULTS IN ULUGH-KHEM DISTRICT IN 2021
The paper examines some results of the archaeological exploration in the surrounding territory of Aryskan, Ulug-Khem district conducted in 2021. The purpose of this expedition was to discover objects of cultural and historical heritage and register them. The expedition had found early unknown two burial mounds called “Aryskan-1 grave” and “Aryskan-2 grave”. The department of the protection of Cultural Heritage objects on the regional level was informed about findings. There were eight ring memorial and funeral objects in “Aryskan-1 burial ground”, and seven in “Aryskan-2”. The author describes general characteristics of burial grounds and area, cultural and chronological attribution, and the course of the search and identification process. Discoveries make it possible to significantly replenish the regional register of archaeological objects and to solve important issues of supplementing the register of archaeological sites in the territory of the Republic of Tuva, their accounting, protection, and popularization archeological information.