Issues of museumification of archaeological monuments of the ancient period of Karakalpakstan: using the example of Koy-Krylgan-kala and Tuprakkala

This research work is devoted to the study of the ancient period in the territory of Karakalpakstan, which occupies a special strategic and cultural place in the history of Central Asian civilization. IV - AD. IV centuries BC) is devoted to the analysis of the theoretical and practical problems of preserving, preserving, and modern museumification of archaeological heritage. The period of antiquity is the highest stage of development of Khorezm statehood, a unique school of architecture and fine arts, and the fundamental study of archaeological finds of this period not only in scientific circles, but also their effective demonstration to the general public and international tourists is one of the priority tasks of the cultural policy of Uzbekistan today. The article systematically examines the acceptance of archaeological items into museum collections in chronological order, their scientific certification, and the degree of their exposition. The object of the research is samples of material culture found during the excavations of two large monuments of Karakalpakstan of world significance - Koy-Krylgan-kala and Tuprakkala, currently stored in the gold fund of the State Museum of Arts named after I.V. Savitsky. In the research process, modern international methods of historical-comparative analysis, typological study of archaeological objects, and museumification were used, and the rich scientific materials collected by the Khorezm Archaeological and Ethnographic Expedition under the leadership of S.P. Tolstov served as the main source.