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Ancient Toru-Aygyr Settlement Unearthed Beneath Lake Issyk-Kul

11/15/2025

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Archaeologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences excavated the submerged Toru-Aygyr settlement beneath Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
The site features fired brick structures, a potential mosque or school, and a 13th-century Muslim necropolis.
Evidence suggests the city was abandoned before a catastrophic earthquake in the early 15th century.
Artifacts will undergo accelerator mass spectrometry dating to determine their age.

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Archaeologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences excavated the submerged Toru-Aygyr settlement beneath Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
The site features fired brick structures, a potential mosque or school, and a 13th-century Muslim necropolis.
Evidence suggests the city was abandoned before a catastrophic earthquake in the early 15th century.
Artifacts will undergo accelerator mass spectrometry dating to determine their age.