Archaeologists in Kyrgyzstan’s Issykkol Lake have recely discovered the secrets buried in the world’s deepest lake. These underwater finds poi to the existence of a mysterious ancie city.
Issykkol Lake, located in the heart of Kyrgyzstan, is not only the largest lake in the coury, but also known as the second highest mouain lake in the world. For years, legends of the sunken cities in its depths have been spread by word of mouth.
Now, new archaeological excavations have uncovered the remains of an importa trading ceer along the ancie Silk Road route. These discoveries provide valuable insights io the history and forgotten civilizations of the region.
The lost city of Isikkol; A disaster on the Silk Road
Volry Kolchenko, a researcher at the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences, described the discovered site as “a city or an importa trading complex on the Silk Road route.” In the beginning of the 15th ceury, this city we under water due to a terrible earthquake. This eve, which has been likened to the Pompeii disaster, transformed the population of the region and the nomads replaced the former inhabitas.
discovery of ancie remains; A look at the secrets buried in Isikkul
Archaeologists excavated in four areas. In the first part, brick buildings, millstones and decorated masonry, possibly religious, were found. The second area included a Muslim cemetery (necropolis) from the 13th and 14th ceuries AD, whose skeletons were facing Mecca.
Maxim Menshikov, a Russian researcher, associated this cemetery with the spread of Islam in Ceral Asia in the 13th ceury. At the third site, three older cemeteries, medieval pottery and a large vessel were discovered. In the fourth site, the remains of structures were further investigated and underwater sampling was done.
