The Boysun Mountains, located in Surxondaryo Region, have once again become a center of attention in the scientific world due to another significant archaeological discovery. During archaeological excavations carried out in the Tuda cave, ancient labor tools and remains of wild cereal plants were found. According to information disseminated by the Cultural Heritage Agency, the findings date back to a period approximately 9,200 years ago.
The research was conducted under the leadership of Professor Xingying Zhou from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and with the participation of scientists from the Yahyo Gʻulomov Samarkand Institute of Archaeology.
Among the finds identified during the excavation process are ancient stone sickles, wild grain seeds, and labor tools used for their processing. According to preliminary conclusions by experts, these artifacts indicate that the early inhabitants of the region were engaged not only in hunting and gathering, but also in the initial forms of agriculture.
As emphasized by Robert Spengler, a scientist from the Institute of Geoanthropology in Germany, this discovery confirms that agriculture was not formed in a single region of the world, but independently in various areas, including Eurasia. Among the finds were also stone knives, sickles, and other tools intended for processing wild barley. Clear traces on their surfaces have been preserved, related to cutting and processing cereal stems.
According to archaeologists, similar tools have also been found in the Levant region and at the Obishir-5 site in Kyrgyzstan. This indicates that early agrarian traditions emerged independently in different regions.
Experts emphasize that this discovery in the Boysun Mountains holds immense scientific importance not only for studying the history of Uzbekistan but also for understanding how humanity's early agrarian culture was formed. These finds are being assessed as an important source in world archaeology.
