Craft settlements in the territory of the South Aral sea region in antique

The article examines in detail the artisan pottery settlements that functioned on the territory of the Southern Aral Sea region during the Early Iron Age and Antiquity. These monuments, which are directly related to the mass production of pottery, differ in their location within the oases. In this regard, their place in the economic system of the region is determined. The products of the multidisciplinary artisan Nurum settlement, which clearly exceeded the needs of its inhabitants, were designed for the pastoral population of the western outskirts of Khorezm. The artisan settlements of Khumbuz-tepe and Babishmola 7 supplied agricultural settlements located within the irrigation district with their products. There are certain reasons to believe that these large craft centers did not arise without the participation of the central authorities.