Archaeological study of the monumental structures of Yerkurgan

In given article are analysed results of the study in settlement Yerkurgan, which is a large monument Kashkadarya oasis. Of particular interest is a fragment of one of the largest sculptures -a life-size brightly painted female face. On the surface of the western column, a number of symbolic signs were found, drawn in black lines on a red background, as well as two silhouette figures of donor-bearers facing the altar. The results of excavation work 3 showed that it was urban Zoroastrian dakhma, which was a monolithic, rectangular, tower-like structure in the upper part 34x23 m in size, built of mud brick and clay. The only factor that shaped the building structure was the street, or rather the road that ran from the inner wall gate to the southeast gate of the outer wall. Only in the VIII century AD some parts of the city settle in again. At the site of the bastion, a round fortified structure with office premises is being built, which is until the X century.