Overview
Within the Talkhiz enclosure, excavations begun in 1974 under a team that included Karl Baipakov revealed a layered urban fabric: residential structures, craft production areas, and the outlines of a medieval bath complex (hammam-type), consistent with other Karakhanid urban centres of the region. Brick kilns and fired-clay artefacts document active craft production here from at least the 10th century. The site is not formally fenced or interpreted with signage; what you see are low trenched areas, compacted earth, and occasional placed stone markers. Walking the perimeter of the enclosure takes about 20 minutes at an easy pace and gives the clearest sense of the settlement's scale relative to the surrounding modern town.
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Talkhiz excavation perimeter — bath and craft area
Step 4 · 1 km from previous · 5 min drive
Within the Talkhiz enclosure, excavations begun in 1974 under a team that included Karl Baipakov revealed a layered urban fabric: residential structures, craft production areas, and the outlines of a medieval bath complex (hammam-type), consistent with other Karakhanid urban centres of the region. Brick kilns and fired-clay artefacts document active craft production here from at least the 10th century. The site is not formally fenced or interpreted with signage; what you see are low trenched areas, compacted earth, and occasional placed stone markers. Walking the perimeter of the enclosure takes about 20 minutes at an easy pace and gives the clearest sense of the settlement's scale relative to the surrounding modern town.