Travel to Tower Burana.

“If you follow the ancient maps written on the stars, no person will ever understand you. So if you could read these maps, would you follow them? And forever be misunderstood? Or would you close your eyes tightly and pretend to be like everyone else?” 

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Sights the Tower Burana.

The historical and archaeological museum Tower Burana is open in 1976. In the museum there is a large number of the archeological finds found at excavation of the ancient settlement - ceramics, coins, jewelry and another.
With the organization of the museum brought about 80 stone idols of the tombstones (ball balls) collected from the destroyed ancient Turkic burial grounds, mainly from the Chuy Valley to its territory. Sculptures, original masterpieces of the fine arts of Turkic peoples of the period of the VI - X centuries are represented in a collection of the museum.
In archeology there is a set of names of these stone sculptures. The present ancient Turkic name - "badiz" - (the figure cut from a stone). Stone monuments of a sculpture - a balbal, the most considerable collections of architectural archaeological materials of the museum Tower Burana, here more than 80 different stone sculptures.
Balbals are delivered from the destroyed ancient Turkic burial grounds, generally from the Chuy Valley, also from vicinities of the Lake Issyk Kul and the foothills of the Terskey Ala-Too, Kungey Ala-Too, Kyrgyz Ala-Too.
Such type of stone sculptures is widespread in Northern Kyrgyzstan in places of compact dwelling of nomads. Stone sculptures are represented sculptures with careful processing of the person, a headdress or hairstyle, objects of ornament, clothes, weapon and. etc.
At the same time also the primitive executed sculptures meet designation on a stone only of the person. Mostly the man the soldier with weapon or without it and a bowl in the right hand was represented. A little sculptures of women meet.
Stone sculptures of Kyrgyzstan are presented by portrait images of Turkic peoples. The sculpture on graves or ritual constructions - fencings of the quadrangular or rectangular forms which are laid out from stones was established.
With distribution of Islam the burial ceremony with installation of stone sculptures on graves disappears. Sculptures are represented in a collection of the museum Tower Burana, the been original masterpieces of the fine arts of Turkic peoples of the period of the VI - X century of century of Balbals are made of special long stones which after simple processing were given the forms of a human figure.
Men of the Mongolian shape, with moustaches and a beard were generally represented, the hairstyle in the form of braids sometimes is reproduced. In the right hand the cup was often represented, the left hand lay on the handle of a sword or dagger which were suspended at a belt.
The most carefully made sculptures give complete idea about clothes, headdresses, earrings, bracelets, necklaces and other jewelry of that time. There are obviously female figures in a dress of a special style or naked.
The general dating of sculptures is established by historical methods. It is recognized that in Kyrgyzstan they appeared not earlier than the 6th century, i.e. during emergence of the Turkic khaganate.

Authority:
"Ancient monuments to Central Asia", Khashimov. Vladimir Mokrynin "Steppe sculptures of ancient Turkic peoples. Balbals and theory of "enemies".

Photos
Alexander Petrov.