"The excavations, which started in September 2026, are aimed at studying the lifestyle, construction, and burial traditions of the Bronze Age population.

The expedition, led by K. A. Rakhimov, senior researcher at the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology named after Yahyo Gulomov and candidate of historical sciences, includes students of Termez State University, university doctoral student J. Turdiyev, and Francesca Concedo, a master's student at the University of Salento, Italy.

Initial excavations are being conducted on hill No. 4 of the Jarkutan monument, in the northern part of the temple, and in the western area of cemetery No. 3.

On hill No. 4, the remains of ancient residential room walls, structures built of mud brick, and a hearth with a diameter of 70 centimeters were discovered. These finds provide important data for studying ancient construction traditions and the layout of dwellings. The discovery of a hearth inside the room indicates that during the Jarkutan phase, some families may have had separate rooms for worship rituals in their homes.

Four whole ceramic vessels were found in one of the graves in the western part of cemetery No. 3. Studying their shape and manufacturing characteristics serves to determine the dating of the grave and supplement information about the burial traditions of the population.

During test-trenching operations carried out outside the main territory of the monument, a child's grave, a household pit dating to the Jarkutan phase of the Sapallete culture, and two circular ash pits were recorded. These finds indicate that the investigated area was also an integral part of the monument.

The preliminary results of the research make it possible to study more deeply the territorial structure, lifestyle, religious beliefs, and burial rituals of the ancient population of Jarkutan. Comparative analysis of the discovered finds and excavation work are ongoing," — reports the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology.