Abstract
The article discusses the history of the study of the Kazakh archaic epic, as well as the history of the collection and publication of the epic “Dotan Batyr” and “Kubygul”. The Kazakh archaic epos, which arose in ancient times, has come down to us in the records of the second half of the 19th century, in the interpretation of akyns and zhyrshes, who worked within the epic tradition of their time, that is, not in their original appearance, but underwent significant changes, sometimes transforming beyond recognition. But archaic plots, formed in ancient times, retained their constants and dominants as a whole, their deepest meaning. They discover their genetic connections with the oldest representations of our ancestors and the most important social institutions of their time.