Abstract
The article presents the results of field studies of the settlement of the new time Zhienkul, located in the Yereimentau district of Akmola region. The choice of this object is associated with a large area, the clarity of the linear location, the ability to determine the chronology of development. It consists of nine estates, their outer walls on three sides, except for the east, are reinforced with strong stone fences. In 2022, a detailed plan was removed, excavations of the estate 5 were carried out. On the example of the settlement of Zhienkul, several more principles of the construction of estates in the Kazakh kystau can be noted: the construction of stoves–walls with an internal chimney that served rational heating, the location of residential and utility premises in close proximity to each other.