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The Significance and Use of Animal Scapulas in Taldysai Settlement

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Animal scapulas hold significant cultural and practical importance in the everyday life and traditional beliefs of the Kazakh people. This article explores the animal scapulas discovered at the Taldysai settlement, located along the Zhezkazgan-Ulytau highway in Central Kazakhstan’s Ulytau administrative region. The settlement was identified in the early 1990s by the Central Archaeological Expedition, with archaeological investigations commencing in 1994. Scapulas from both large mammals and small ruminants were unearthed at the site, revealing their dual role as functional tools and objects of spiritual significance.

Source: Journal of Ancient History and Archeology

DOI: 10.14795/j.v11i4.1147

Authors: Albina YERZHANOVA, Gulzada SARGIZOVA, Yeraly AKYMBEK

Institutions: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh.Margulan

Language: English

Topic: Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408120879

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