Archaeological study of necropolis of the industrial oasis

The article presents a continuation of the preliminary results of the study of anthropological materials from the Ottora oasis (Otrar district, Turkestan region), which were produced in the settlement of Besinshitoba. Besin-shitobe is of great interest to researchers as one of the monuments of the Otrar-Karatau archaeological culture of the epoch of the Kangüy state. a monument from the region of the rivers of the Lower and Middle Syr Darya of the period of existence of the Kanguy state (III century BC - IV century AD) in the territory of South Kazakhstan. Archaeological research on the site of Otrar and its surroundings revealed a number of medieval necropolises of the city of Otrar at different times. The necropolis of the Karakhanid period are found outside the walls of the rabad, on the north-west and south sides of the city. The north-western necropolis began immediately outside the rabad's fortifications, and occupied an ob-wide area. It is difficult to establish the exact parameters of the necropolis at the present time, since he suffered a man-made destruction. The cemetery is fully leveled with the construction of houses and the construction of household plots, an asphalt road is laid through it, a modern channel cuts through. According to local residents, many remains were excavated during the digging of the canal, as well as during the construction of the water tower in the village of Talapta. Residents when working in the garden constantly stumble upon human remains.