Формирование культурного ландшафта городища Бозок

Abstract

Bozok settlement has unusual topographies. It is located on the left side of flood plain valley of Ishim river. Monument has a complex space structure that consist of a residential, defensive, religious, production buildings and outbuildings. These structures arose at different times, they were rebuilt, renewed, were thrown. The excavations revealed that small territory of Bozok settlement was inhabited for seven – eight centuries from 8th (perhaps, 7th century) until 15th century. In 8-8th centuries three square-shaped platforms were built on the elevated place with total area 12636 sq.m. Platforms composed a form of a three-part rosettes. Each area is surrounded by an inner moat and outer rampart. Architecture of fortifications and cultural layers of the northern area indicate religious purpose of these structures. In the 10-12th centuries in the northern part of the monument appear dwellings of a dugout type and an irrigation system. During the Golden Horde period in the 13-14th centuries on neglected ruins of the previous time Muslim necropolis is formed, mausoleums were built, brick kilns. Cultural landscape of Bozok settlement has formed for centuries. The complex structure of this monument reflects the special model of settling space of the medieval population. Barrens connected with functional factor – initial choice of this place, as cult’s center of ancient Turkic epoch, and conservation status of a sacredness of the place in a genealogical memory of generations in the next centuries.

Получены новые данные, свидетельствующие, что на протяжении длительного времени городище Бозок использовалось не столько как жилое поселение, сколько как особое сакральное пространство.