The ancient settlement Saraishyk which is one
of the caravanserais of the Great Silk Road and the
cultural center of the Golden Horde connecting Europe
and Asia is located 50 km from the city of Atyrau.
Fundamental archaeological research of the medieval
settlement Saraishyk began in Soviet times. One of the
first such archaeologists is N.K.Arzyutov. A.Margulan,
who paid particular attention to archeology, was well
acquainted with the studies of these scientists. He is
particularly interested in the archaeological excavations
of N.K.Arzutov in Saraishyk in September 1937. The
article highlights archaeological research conducted by
the founder of the National School of Archeology and
Ethnography, academician of the Academy of Sciences
of Kazakhstan, honored worker of science of the Kazakh
SSR, leader of the West Kazakhstan archaeological
expedition Alkey Hakanuly Margulan in the settlement
of Saraishyk, which was the capital of the Kazakh
Khanate under Kasym Khan.
