RESULTS OF FIELD ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AT THE PARYZDEPE SITE IN 2021-2022

Abstract

The article provides a brief report on the field archaeological research conducted in 2021-2022 at the Paryzdepe ancient settlement in southern Turkmenistan. As a result of the work performed at the settlement, residential buildings and numerous hearths and furnaces dating back to the Eneolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages were discovered. Thanks to the research in 2021-2022, new materials were obtained. During the archaeological research at the ancient dwelling of the monument dating back to the late Eneolithic era, numerous Stone Age tools were found, as well as two small hearths and ceramics.

The finds discovered at the Paryzdepe ancient settlement are the first of the known new materials excavated in those years. The finds from the excavations were included in the museum collections of the Institute of History and Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan. And also in accordance with the modern requirements of archeology, it is important to study these finds and archival materials of those years. The results of the study not only describe the archaeological features of the Paryzdepe settlement, but also emphasize its historical and cultural significance for the region.