The Muradymovskoye settlement is located 2.5 kilometers north of the Muradymovo village in the Aurgazinskiy district on the first above-floodplain terrace of the right bank of the Urshak River to the east of its present-day channel. Archaeologists date the Muradymov settlement to the Bronze Age. Ceramic, stone and bronze implements, burials and animal remains were found here. As a result, cattle breeds that were raised in an ancient settlement were identified, for example, bones of a domesticated pig were found here for the first time. In addition to pigs, ancient people kept cows, horses, dogs. There are also the remains of wild animals — bears, wolves.
The Muradymovskoye settlement is a complex engineering structure. Around its perimeter It was surrounded by a protective earth bank. The earth bank protected the city from the melt water of a swampy lake, as well as from other adverse weather conditions. At present, a part of the settlement with an area of over 3,000 square meters has been uncovered.
The Muradymovskoye settlement is a complex engineering structure. Around its perimeter It was surrounded by a protective earth bank. The earth bank protected the city from the melt water of a swampy lake, as well as from other adverse weather conditions. At present, a part of the settlement with an area of over 3,000 square meters has been uncovered.
Archaeologists examined several depressions, which turned out to be the ruins of two-chamber dwellings.
For ancient buildings in the territory of Bashkiria, two-chamber dwellings are an unusual phenomenon. The first chamber was used as a vestibule, and the second as the main dwelling. The dwellings consisted of log cabins that sank to the bottom of shallow ditches. The floor is most likely made from earth, the roofs are simple gable. The dwellings were heated by hearths located on the floor.
In one of the houses, the burial of an eight and a half month old child was discovered, buried in a position traditional for that culture on the left side. Archaeologists have found human remains in other structures as well.
Some other items that were found included casting moulds, knives, awls, staples, buckles and hooks, as well as drilling tools. The weapons include, not only bronze arrowheads but also bone arrows, stone knives and scrapers.
Scientists also investigated finds from ceramics — dishes with various patterns and ornaments: oblique lines, teardrop-shaped depressions, vertical and horizontal ‘Christmas trees’, various geometric shapes.
In one of the houses, the burial of an eight and a half month old child was discovered, buried in a position traditional for that culture on the left side. Archaeologists have found human remains in other structures as well.
Some other items that were found included casting moulds, knives, awls, staples, buckles and hooks, as well as drilling tools. The weapons include, not only bronze arrowheads but also bone arrows, stone knives and scrapers.
Scientists also investigated finds from ceramics — dishes with various patterns and ornaments: oblique lines, teardrop-shaped depressions, vertical and horizontal ‘Christmas trees’, various geometric shapes.
