The Form and Abandonment of the City of Kuik-Mardan, Otrar Oasis, Kazakhstan in the Early Islamic Period

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2020-02-13 DOI:10.1558/jia.37961

G. Dawkes, W. Toonen, M. Macklin, Gaygysyz Jorayev

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Abstract

A joint Kazakh-British archaeological initiative undertook a survey and excavation of the city of Kuik-Mardan, one of the largest of the seventy or so known settlements in the Otrar oasis on the Syr-Darya river, Kazakhstan. Several complimentary field techniques were employed including unmanned aerial vehicle photomapping and an extensive programme of radiometric dating. The radiocarbon dates obtained are the first for any city in the oasis and allow more confident interpretations of the experience of the city to be ventured. Also undertaken was a geoarchaeological investigation of the surrounding irrigation and water supply canal system. Key results include its wholesale destruction during the 6th to 7th century and the form of the later occupation of the city.

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伊斯兰时期早期哈萨克斯坦奥特拉尔绿洲Kuik Mardan城的形成与废弃

哈萨克斯坦-英国的一项联合考古倡议对Kuik Mardan市进行了调查和挖掘，该市是哈萨克斯坦锡河上Otrar绿洲70多个已知定居点中最大的一个。采用了一些补充性的实地技术，包括无人机照片测绘和广泛的放射性测年方案。所获得的放射性碳年代是绿洲中任何城市的第一个，可以对城市的经历进行更自信的解释。还对周围的灌溉和供水渠系统进行了地质考古调查。主要成果包括6至7世纪的大规模破坏以及后来占领该市的形式。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Islamic Archaeology is the only journal today devoted to the field of Islamic archaeology on a global scale. In the context of this journal, “Islamic archaeology” refers neither to a specific time period, nor to a particular geographical region, as Islam is global and the center of the “Islamic world” has shifted many times over the centuries. Likewise, it is not defined by a single methodology or theoretical construct (for example; it is not the “Islamic” equivalent of “Biblical archaeology”, with an emphasis on the study of places and peoples mentioned in religious texts). The term refers to the archaeological study of Islamic societies, polities, and communities, wherever they are found. It may be considered a type of “historical” archaeology, in which the study of historically (textually) known societies can be studied through a combination of “texts and tell”.