STUDY OF IRON AGE MONUMENTS BY S.P. TOLSTOV

Abstract

This article analyzes the scientific work of the Soviet archaeologist Sergey Pavlovich Tolstov in the study of Iron Age monuments in Central Asia. The study first examines the activities of the Khorezm Archaeological-Ethnographic Expedition, organized under the leadership of Tolstov, the archaeological sites discovered as a result of its activities, and its scientific significance in the study of the Iron Age culture. During the expedition, numerous archaeological sites were discovered in the ancient Khorezm oasis, located in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River. These include fortresses, settlements, irrigation canals, and monuments associated with agricultural systems. These monuments show that irrigated agriculture, crafts, and urbanization processes developed in the region during the Iron Age.