Expedition explores fragments of buildings of 13th–15th centuries in Issyk-Kul

An international underwater archaeological expedition on Issyk-Kul lake completed its work in Kyrgyzstan. It was organized as part of a joint expedition project of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnology of the National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyzstan. The website of the Russian Geographical Society says.

The purpose of the expedition is to study the flooded monuments in the northwestern part of Issyk-Kul lake.

During the work, participants found ring-shaped structures made of baked clay, which may represent the remains of destroyed tandoors or the bases of industrial furnaces for melting metal or firing ceramics. Fragments of buildings dating back to the 13th—15th centuries were studied.

Members of the Youth Club of the Russian Geographical Society in Kyrgyzstan came to visit the expedition. Young geographers got acquainted with the research area, saw special equipment and finds, and learned about the peculiarities of archaeologists’ work under water.