Аннотация
The article summarizes the preliminary results of field research of medieval tortkul types Medieval sites of the Talas Valley by the South Kazakhstan Complex Archaeological Expedition (head: E.Sh. Akymbek) of the Margulan Institute of Archaeology in 2022 field studies of 19 tortkuli were conducted in the region. These are excavations at the Tortkultobe, Kishi Asa-1, Ornek tortkuls, trench (split) dug work on the outer (defensive) walls of the Kusak, Akaryk, Kapal, Zhuma tortkuls, the pit at the Nauryzbas, Shaidana-2, Asa, Kishi Asa-2, Saza, Kumsuat tortkuli, exploration work at the tortkul sites of Almaly, Karasaz, Shaikoryk, Shaidana-1, Shokai, Ulken. Most of the tortkuls on which excavations were carried out date back to the X–XII centuries.