You will not believe that the archaeologists found under this lake in Kyrgyzstan
Lake ISSyk-Kul is located in the northeast of the Kyrgyz Republic, also known as the Kyrgyz Republic. It is a large inland lake and the largest lake in the world, and under its surface hides an ancient water grave.
Investigators recently conducted an underwater archeological expedition at IsstyK-Kul in the northwest to investigate the remains of a village used to live on the male silk road. The team found remains of ancient tombs, pottery, and various structures, confirming the existence of an ancient site.
A disaster like pompeii
The site was ‘a house or a large commercial agglomeration in one of the important parts of the road, “Volry Kolchenko, a researcher of the National Academy of the Kyrgyzy Republic in charge of the investigation, said in a statement of the Russian public, which contributed to the researchers in the project. “At the beginning of the 15th century, due to a terrible earthquake, the house went under the water of the lake.”
Kolchenko compared it to the event in Pompeii, although that place had been abandoned during the earthquake. However, the population of the region changed significantly after the event, with Nomads restoring the rich area of ancient times, according to the researcher.
Archaeologists entered four different areas of the lake. In the first place, they found brick buildings with a grinding stone, one of the pairs of which had grain in flour or grits. They also found evidence of a decorated public building, perhaps a mosque, a bathhouse, or a Madrasa (an Islamic educational institution). In the second place, Kolchenko and his colleagues identified a 13th 14th-century Muslim necropolis, or burial ground. The skeletons are inscribed facing north in the direction of Mecca, the holiest place for Muslims, now in modern-day Saudi Arabia.
The spread of Islam
“In the 10th century, the Kara-Khanid kingdom was founded in this country,” said Maksim Menshikov, a researcher who ruled the Syssk-Kul Lake area of the Silk Road.
“It was a disease of the Turkic kings. The people who looked here practiced different religions: Buddhism, Nesdorian Christianity, this religion turned to Central Asia only in the 13th century,” said servant Hikov. “Prior to that, primarily, Islam was essentially a religious religion with a majority involved in active economic activity.” A recently discovered Muslim necropolis may be associated with this period. Since the region is mentioned in Medieval Chinese sources, the researchers hope to connect the findings with historical material.
At the third site, the team identified three other possible burials, medium-sized ceramics, and a large vessel. Because the ship was buried under a full lake, the team could not retrieve it and reschedule the next excavation. At the final site, researchers are investigating the remains of additional buildings and carrying out underwater excavations to obtain samples that will reveal the various stages of the structure’s transformation.
Kolchenko compares the site to Pompeii, but I think Central Asia has its own Atlantis.
