Rite of Burial of a Dog in the Ancient and Medieval Population of Kazakhstan

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Author(s)

en Akymbek, Yeraly Sh.

en Shagyrbaev, Mambet S.

Акымбек, Ералы Шардарбекулы

Шагирбаев, Мамбет Сапарбекович

Title

Rite of Burial of a Dog in the Ancient and Medieval Population of Kazakhstan

Alternative Title

Обряд погребения собаки у древнего и средневекового населения Казахстана

Publication Type

Journal Article

Language

rus

Number of Pages

27

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32523/2664-5157-2022-3-17-43

Location

Kazakhstan

Keywords

social practices

rituals and rites

funeral rites

Relevance to ICH Safeguarding

identification

documentation

definition

ICH Genre

rituals

social practices

Description

Examples of dog burial are often found in Kazakh archaeology. The history of identifying such symbolic burials of this animal goes back centuries. The burial of a dog at the gates of the city was revealed during a study of the medieval site (hill fort) of Koskuduk in the Shui Valley. There are no direct analogies to our burial of a dog at the gate

in contrast, dog use in funeral rites in many studies is limited to illustrations from some sites and covers a particular chronological period in the scientific literature. The purpose of the article: to give a comparative analysis of the funeral rite of the dog at the gates of the medieval settlement of Koskuduk in the context of the funeral rites of Kazakhstan and neighboring regions. Increasing respect for the dog among the Turkic peoples can be traced in oral tradition, folklore with dog images, in proverbs and sayings, in phrases and idioms, in the observance of rituals.In the process of research, we found that finding a dog in funeral rites originates from the Stone Age, undergoes a number of changes in the Middle Ages and has continuity in modern rites of Turkic peoples.Based on the data obtained as a result of the study, an analysis of similar rituals available in modern Kazakh ethnography, the authors of the article note that the inner meaning of the burial of a dog at the gates of the medieval hill fort of Koskuduk may have been «farewell to the old habitat» and the burial of a dog in complexes means – the embodiment of the image of the «eternal watchman».

Book/Journal Title

Turkic Studies Journal

Publisher

Gumilyov Eurasian National University

Place of Publication

Astana, Kazakhstan

Date of Publication

2022

Volume

4 (3)

Pages

17-43

ISSN

2664-5157

Usage

copyright cleared

Academic Field

Ethnoarchaeology

Cultural studies

Community/Ethnic Group

Kazakhstan

Contributor

Kazakhstan National Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Active Contribution

Kazakhstan, FY 2024