Under the leadership of the head of the Department of Archeology of Samarkand State University, Candidate of Historical Sciences Odil Ergashev, archaeological research work began at Hojamazgil-2 in the village of Mullatup, Bulungur region. The excavations are accompanied by employees of the Samarkand Institute of Archeology.

      As a result of the observation, about 200 stone objects made of silicon and chalcedony raw materials were found, mainly belonging to the Neolithic period (8-6 thousand years ago). For preliminary research, 2 primary archaeological excavations are being carried out on the territory. When the expedition members examined the territory of the monument, 4 stone objects of the Late Paleolithic period (40-12 thousand years ago) were also found. The artifacts found reveal the essence of the monument and indicate that the region is a promising area for archaeological research. Research is ongoing.

      For your information, in the 1980s, the archaeologist Negmat Toshkenboev first discovered materials from the Late Paleolithic period in the Khodjamazgil settlement.

 

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